| Global warming is a complicated subject. Most of us | | | | sun and let it melt. Tell your child to see how the |
| would be oblivious to it and ignore the fact that our | | | | heat is melting the ice, turning it into water and |
| planet Earth is dying. So we must do our part and | | | | overfilling the cup until it start tricking down the side. |
| help take care of our only home. The attitude should | | | | Now you can explain to him how the excess water |
| be taught to kids at an early age so they will grow | | | | from the ice caps melting can cause disasters such as |
| into responsible adults that will take care of the | | | | floods. You need to explain to them that it is |
| environment. Teaching global warming for kids | | | | happening right now and unfortunate people around |
| however will be difficult. | | | | the world are suffering from global warming. You do |
| They see the world in their own eyes and it is filled | | | | not need to change him into a Captain Planet but |
| with beautiful things. They do not understand that | | | | instead encourage him to do his part. |
| what some of their actions are hurting the planet. | | | | You yourself need to be a role model in matter. Kids |
| Giving them a lecture about saving the environment | | | | always learn things from their surrounding and you, |
| will just bore them. So you need to teach them by | | | | the parents are always together with him. Teach him |
| giving a lot of examples. | | | | how to separate the trash, save electricity and do |
| You can find example of global warming effect to | | | | not be wasteful of any resources. This will encourage |
| the earth if you look around the house. For example | | | | him to learn to love and take care of his belongings. |
| the ice cap melting can be explained with a cup and | | | | Again you do not have to be the perfect nature |
| block of ice. First get a block of ice and put it inside a | | | | lover so you can be an example to your child. You |
| cup. Make sure the ice is bigger than the cup and it | | | | need to find that a balance of what you teach and |
| stands out. Then fill the cup with water. You can ask | | | | how you act so they do not get the wrong idea |
| the child to look at the cup and ice first and tell them | | | | from you. |
| that is the North Pole. Then put the cup under the | | | | |