Green Options » Inform http://greenoptions.com/tag/inform Posts tagged 'Inform' Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:15:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Raising kids into “Forest Citizens”: Get funky, go green, get active with kids http://ecowriter.greenoptions.com/2008/08/19/raising-kids-into-forest-citizens-get-funky-go-green-get-active-with-kids/ http://ecowriter.greenoptions.com/2008/08/19/raising-kids-into-forest-citizens-get-funky-go-green-get-active-with-kids/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:15:00 +0000 Olga Orda http://ecowriter.greenoptions.com/2008/08/19/raising-kids-into-forest-citizens-get-funky-go-green-get-active-with-kids/ INFORM does it again just as parents can once again embrace the “most wonderful time of the year- the Staples Inc. version“. In other words, it’s back to school time for the kids.

My assumption is that kids are already well ahead of their parents in terms of incorporating green living (with less fuss than adults) into their lives and those of their peers. In fact, kids often pressure parents to recycle, according to a study published in the BBC.

Still, raising children to be good citizens and those that can quickly make the link between paper usage, recycling, deforestation, government action and climate change later in their life (I coin these savvy “Forest Citizens”) is not easy but it is well worth it on many levels. Here is who we are watching to help us raise good Forest Citizens as we embark on the craziness of the school year:

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