Parenting in a Climate Crisis

A Handbook for Turning Fear into Action

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By Bridget Shirvell

On Sale
Feb 18, 2025
Page Count
224 pages
ISBN-13
9781523528974

In this urgent parenting guide, learn how to navigate the uncertainty of the climate crisis and keep your kids informed, accountable, and hopeful–with simple actions you can take as a family to help the earth.

Kids today are experiencing the climate crisis firsthand. Camp canceled because of wildfire smoke. Favorite beaches closed due to erosion. Recess held indoors due to extreme heat. How do parents help their children make sense of it all? And how can we keep our kids (and ourselves) from despair? 

Environmental journalist and parent Bridget Shirvell has created a handbook for parents to help them navigate these questions and more, weaving together expert advice from climate scientists, environmental activists, child psychologists, and parents across the country. She helps parents answer tough questions (how did we get here?) and raise kids who feel connected to and responsible for the natural world, feel motivated to make ecologically sound choices, and feel empowered to meet the challenges of the climate crisis—and to ultimately fight for change.

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$23.99 CAD

Bridget Shirvell

About the Author

Bridget Shirvell reports on the environment, food systems, and parenting. Her work has appeared in The New York TimesMartha Stewart LivingTeen Vogue,  PureWowEdible ManhattanLa Cucina ItalianaCondé Nast TravelerHuffPostThe Latin Kitchen, and VICE, among others. 

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