By Katrina Wallentin
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ips to teach your child to care for the environment
Since I wrote my children’s book Clara and the Climate Changer, parents often ask me how they can teach their children to care for our planet.
My first question to them remains the same: “Do you care about and for our planet?” Ultimately, it starts with ourselves and we need to care 78
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about the planet, climate, environment, the future and our children’s future on this Earth, before even considering having a that conversation with them. Once you acknowledge your responsibility to protect the Earth, just as you protect your children, there are five ways that can invite your child to care for and the planet: