Honest. Local. Active.
Children pick up climate distress whether or not adults talk about it. Silence makes it worse.
PSYCHOLOGISTS RECOMMEND three principles:
1. HONEST — don't pretend it isn't happening. Match the level of detail to the age. 2. LOCAL — link the abstract to something they can see: 'The river behind our school flooded twice last year.' 3. ACTIVE — every conversation ends with an action, however small: planting, repairing, joining a community group. Action interrupts despair.
The Climate Psychology Alliance and Caring for Climate (Europe-wide network) offer free family resources.
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