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Tips for talking to kids about climate change

By YCC Team

As a parent, it can be hard to know when and how to introduce the topic of climate change with your kids. But it’s already on many young peoples’ minds.

12/22/21

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Outside

How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change

By Krista Langlois

When my daughter was a few weeks old, a wildfire broke out near our home in southwest Colorado. The previous winter had been one of the driest on record, and the fire quickly burned out…

06/26/21

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Medium

How climate changed my life

By Sofie Mohanty Hviid

For most of my life I have been in complete denial of climate change. Then I became a mother and everything changed.

05/26/21

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Treehugger

Every Parent Needs an Electric Cargo Bike

By Katherine Martinko Photo: Katherine Martinko

Whenever I hear friends talking about how they need to get a new car to carry their growing children and accompanying heaps of stuff, I want to say, "Think about getting an electric cargo bike…

05/25/21

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Women scientists launch ‘Science Moms,’ a climate campaign aimed at mothers

By YCC Team Photo credit: Dr. Burt, Science Mom video

Sixty-six percent of Americans are worried about global warming. Among moms, that number is even higher.“We know that climate change is a threat to all people, and in particular our kids,” says Melissa Burt. Burt…

05/07/21

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The New York Times

Plant a Love of Nature in Your Kids

By Michelle Nijhuis

Around 1954, when 8-year-old Stanley Temple began tagging along on Audubon Society field trips near Washington, D.C., he befriended a quiet, dark-haired woman who introduced herself as “Miss Carson.” To his delight, she treated him…

04/16/21

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The Washington Post

Female scientists focus on a secret weapon to fight climate change: Moms

By Sarah Kaplan Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post

A new group of parent scientists is launching Science Moms, a $10 million educational campaign to engage other mothers

01/12/21

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Millennials & Gen Z Afraid To Have Kids Because Of Climate Change, Says Study

By Jennifer Corter

A new study has found that Gen Zers and Millennials are afraid to have children because of the ever-changing climate of the earth. Climate change is scary, and who knows where we will be in…

12/03/20

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The New York Times

How Parents Can Tame the Stress of Climate Crises

By Ariella Cook-Shonkoff Photo: iStock by Getty Images

My 3-year-old awoke recently, chirping happily in her bed while it was still dark outside, so I was surprised to see that the clock read 7:45 a.m. Normally, the autumn sun in Northern California would…

11/17/20

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Parents have a role to play in youth climate strikes, advocate says » Yale Climate Connections

Kubit says that parents who are concerned about climate change can attend a strike or another event with their kids. She says an adult’s presence can help keep strikers safe, and it’s an act of…

07/09/20

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