How to Talk to Your Kids about Climate Change: Turning Angst Into Action

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

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.