How to talk to kids about climate change

The document outlines a three-part approach to discussing climate change with children: listening to their concerns to manage eco-anxiety, providing reassurance through the existence of global solutions, and using visual and interactive tools to make invisible climate processes understandable.

• Adults should create safe spaces for children to express worries and address 'eco-anxiety' by acknowledging feelings and reassuring them that many people are working on solutions and taking meaningful actions.
• To help children understand the invisible nature of greenhouse gases, adults should use visual aids such as graphics, animations, interactive apps, and experiments to demonstrate how renewable energy works and how trees absorb carbon dioxide.
• Children can be given a sense of agency and learn about various climate solutions through the use of games, specifically mentioning the game Daybreak.

APA

Bagley, E. (2024). How to talk to kids about climate change. Project Drawdown. https://drawdown.org/insights/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-climate-change

Chicago

Bagley, Elizabeth. How to talk to kids about climate change. Project Drawdown, 2024. https://drawdown.org/insights/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-climate-change.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{bagley2024how, author = {Bagley, Elizabeth}, title = {{How to talk to kids about climate change}}, institution = {Project Drawdown}, year = {2024}, month = jun, url = {https://drawdown.org/insights/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-climate-change}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }