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How to Talk to Your Kids about Climate Change - by Harriet Shugarman (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • Building grit and hope in the face of the climate emergency With catastrophic global warming already baked into the climate system, today's children face a future entirely unlike that of their parents.
  • About the Author: Harriet Shugarman is Executive Director of ClimateMama, professor of Global Climate Change Policy and World Sustainability, and Chair of the Climate Reality Project, NYC Metro Chapter.
  • 192 Pages
  • Family + Relationships, Parenting

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About the Book



How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change provides tools and strategies for parents to explain the climate emergency to their children, maintain hope in the face of crisis, and galvanize positive action by encouraging today's children to follow their passions in pursuit of a livable world.



Book Synopsis



Building grit and hope in the face of the climate emergency

With catastrophic global warming already baked into the climate system, today's children face a future entirely unlike that of their parents. Yet how can we maintain hope and make a difference in the face of overwhelming evidence of the climate crisis?

Help is at hand. Written by Harriet Shugarman - the Climate Mama and trusted advisor to parents - How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change provides tools and strategies for parents to explain the climate emergency to their children and galvanize positive action. Coverage includes:

  • The unvarnished realities of the climate emergency, where we are at, and how we got here
  • Strategies for talking to kids of different ages about the climate crisis, including advice from engaged parents on the ground
  • How to maintain our own hope and that of our children
  • A list of practical actions families can take to tackle the climate change crisis
  • Ideas for helping children follow their passions in pursuit of a livable, just, and sustainable world.

A lifeline for parents who are feeling overwhelmed with fear and grief, this book provides both hope and practical ways to engage children in pursuit of a better world that is still possible.

AWARDS

  • SILVER 2020 Nautilus Book Awards: Parenting & Family
  • SILVER 2020 Benjamin Franklin Awards - Parenting & Family
  • FINALIST 2020 Foreword INDIES: Family & Relationships



From the Back Cover



Building grit and hope in the face of the climate emergency

All the tools we need to arm ourselves and our children who are literally facing the fight for their future.
-- Linus Roache, Golden Globe-nominated actor, and climate activist

Essential. Read this insightful guide to why and how we can "talk climate" with kids!
-- Raffi Cavoukian, C.M., O.B.C., singer, author, Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring

WITH CATASTROPHIC global warming already baked into the climate system, today's children face a future entirely unlike that of their parents. Yet how can we maintain hope and make a difference in the face of the climate crisis?

Help is at hand. How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change provides tools and strategies for parents to explain the climate emergency to their children and galvanize positive action. Coverage includes:

  • The unvarnished realities of the climate emergency
  • Strategies for talking to kids of different ages, including advice from engaged parents on the ground
  • How to maintain our own hope and that of our children
  • Practical actions for families
  • Helping children follow their passions in pursuit of a livable world.

A lifeline for parents who are feeling overwhelmed with fear and grief, this book provides both hope and practical ways to engage children in pursuit of a better world that is still possible.

At once fierce and soothing, responding to many questions parents around the world seek to answer as their children look them in the eye.
-- Osprey Orielle Lake, Executive Director, Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International

Learn how we can speak to our children about climate change in a way that conveys urgency but maintains agency.
-- Michael E. Mann, distinguished Professor, Penn State University, co-author, The Madhouse Effect

HARRIET SHUGARMAN is Executive Director of ClimateMama, professor of Global Climate Change Policy and World Sustainability, and Chair of The Climate Reality Project, NYC Metro Chapter. She is a nationally recognized influencer and trusted messenger on solutions to the Anthropocene. She blogs and lives in New York, NY.



About the Author



Harriet Shugarman is Executive Director of ClimateMama, professor of Global Climate Change Policy and World Sustainability, and Chair of the Climate Reality Project, NYC Metro Chapter. She is a nationally recognized influencer, connector, and trusted messenger for parents on solutions to our climate crisis. A recipient of the prestigious Climate Reality Green Ring Award and praised by Al Gore as "an outstanding Climate Reality Leader who has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to her role as a climate communicator and activist." She lives in New York and shares her message of hope and action at www.climatemama.com.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Family + Relationships
Sub-Genre: Parenting
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Harriet Shugarman
Language: English
Street Date: May 12, 2020
TCIN: 83594675
UPC: 9780865719361
Item Number (DPCI): 247-80-4109
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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