Daily3 Life’s Moments

Thanks for the comment Late Bloomer, I think this is a great theme for today’s post.  So, I’ve thought about this and these are the 3 that are most important for me and my family!  Do share some of the important actions that you believe are important to raise environmentally friendly kids.

**  First and foremost, YOU need to set an example and be environmentally friendly yourself.  Your kids will not follow what you “preach” if you don’t set an example yourself.

**  For younger children, they can help the family put recylables into the appropriate recycle bins.  This way, they will know the difference between things that are “garbage” and those that can be recycled.  Further, you can take them along with you when you bring the recyclables to the recycle depot.  I am sure your kids will have lots of questions from what this place is…to what do they do with the recyclables you dropped off.

**  Our family has always made it a priority to conserve energy and water so this is automatically passed on through to our kids.  We explain to them the importance of turning off lights and turning off the water while we’re brushing our teeth, etc…

I don’t have too much yet on older kids as my kids are still fairly young.  So much of what we do to teach our kids to be more environmentally friendly is geared towards kids still in preschool.  I believe the most important thing is to be eco friendly yourself first…You need to set an example.  There are tons of information at your local library…children’s books on the environment suitable for all ages.  Good luck!

Share your eco friendly practices!