My kids and I participated in Earth Hour last night. When I told them about it, I found that they had no clue what I was talking about. To be summed up in my son's question, "if we turn off the lights, does the earth warm up?" So I spent the hour talking to them a little about what global warming is and why it's important. I mentioned ice caps and sea level rising and weather patterns changing. I think they understood a little.
Kids pick up on things so fast I just assumed that had heard of global warming just a little bit. I read a lot on the topic and hope they start reading as well. Don't assume your kid know all about something. Sometimes it's just bits and pieces.
There are a lot of critics of Earth Hour out there (just read the comments on their web site) but I think it's a great tool for raising awareness and my family has decided to participate every week. It's a chance to slow down, talk to your kids, explain a little more of your personal philosophy.
It was fun!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Earth hour
Participate in Earth hour this year. It's an easy easy (and of course cheap) way to show your commitment to the earth. There is more information here.
I'm going to try and do the live blogging thing to get involved tomorrow night. It's a great way to unite people all over the world and raise awareness of global climate change.
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