Parenting in the Climate Emergency

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i feel the utter confusion that parents aren't reacting similarly to climate change. Parents are one of the central hubs that connect much of what we do. We have a huge weight of responsibility, but also of power to drive change. If they cared and knew that their children's future was at risk, they have the power to do something about it. It should be sufficient to be a human on the planet and have a stake in it. People need to give permission for people to be involved and be part of the change. i just want to bring together a collective, community based action. I've been thinking about this and thinking about it,. thinking about it, and i think it's something

How can we be the best possible stewards of the future for our children? How can we meet their eco-anxiety and teach them resilience, adaptation and give them the skills of systemic thinking that will help them navigate the uncertainties to come?

Eva Bishop is mother of two young children, as well as being a long-term a climate activist and current communications director for the Beaver Trust. She is dedicated to finding ways that we can all create emotional and practical resilience in the face of the climate emergency - but in particular, how parents and care-givers can help young people develop the skills they will need to navigate a world that is undergoing total transformation - while at the same time, helping to be part of the change we need to see.

In this broad-ranging, deep, challenging conversation, we explore the ways we can all be part of the solution, touching on: emotional resilience strategies; growing food and exploring the whole food system; education: what it is for, how it functions, and what it needs to become. Eva shares her 'Collective Human' strategies and 'MyActionMatters'. If anyone feels moved to help with these, there is room for a team, to bring funding together to expand them.

We are all part of the solution. We just need to find what we're best at. Go for it.

Links

Episode 88 - Eva talking about the work of the Beaver Trust
The Beaver Trust
Jo McAndrews You Tube: Eco-Anxiety: A Call to Action
Restoring Shropshire Verges Project: https://middlemarchescommunitylandtrust.org.uk/guest-blogs/restoring-shropshires-verges-project-rsvp/
Guardian article on city allotments