Greening the Planet With Kids

One of our primary goals as parents is to teach our children to respect all living things. One way to do this is to educate them to care for the planet as the largest living organism of all.

How can we do this? Teach our children to green the planet!

Begin by teaching them what it means to be green; how they can become a friend to planet earth. Sit down with your child and discuss all of the things the earth provides for in our daily lives; things we need to live, be safe and stay healthy.

Some examples of ways the earth provides for our daily needs are:

She gives us the air we breath and the water we drink.

She provides us with our home.

She provides the soil to grow all of our food.

She provides the lakes and oceans we swim in and the trees and mountains we like to climb.

She provides us with the resources we use to create energy in the form of "fossil fuels."

All living beings who reside upon the earth rely on the planet for the materials we need to build our houses, heat our homes, and feed our bodies.

Ask your child to create an earth journal with you and begin the process of keeping track of all of the fun things you enjoy because the earth has shared her resources with you.

What places do you love to visit? Answer:

What kinds of food do you like to eat? Answer:

What´s your favorite animal? Answer:

By encouraging your child to think about all the things the earth gives to us, you teach them the importance of protecting the environment.

For more information about ways kids can get involved in greening the planet, visit CGKidz.com.

Tara Paterson

Tara has been building bridges with moms and families for many years. Her passion first revealed itself with JustforMom.com, a web site business with advice, ideas, and resources designed to "touch each Mom´s life, one Mom at a time." She went on to create Moms In Print, a resource to assist, educate, and guide mom writers to realize their dream of being a published author; and in July 2004, Ms. Paterson launched her 501 (c)3 non- profit concept- the Just For Mom foundation. The Foundation has been involved with projects that involve a grassroots effort to support the Reading Rainbow; the creation of the prestigious Mom´s Choice Award®; and is the recipient of a portion of the proceeds from the Chicken Soup series - Chicken Soup for the Mother and Sons Soul.

Tara received her parent coach certification through the Academy for Coaching Parents International; is a columnist for Children of the New Earth, an online publication; and is an expert blogger for the Partnership for a Drug Free America; she is also a trainer for the Academy for Coaching Parents.

She is the co-author of the book- Raising Intuitive Children (New Page Books, May '09) and is the spokesperson for the Mom's Choice Awards.

Tara was nominated as the 2002 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, and was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year in 2003 by a Northern Virginia networking group.

She has been seen on CNN, the Today Show, the Early Show, 48 Hours and has been featured in the Washington Post, Newsweek, the Purcellville Gazette, the Loudoun Magazine and quoted in the USA Today and Parenting Magazine.


Tara Paterson is available for private coaching, presentations, lectures, and workshops. To find out more, visit her ParentingIntuitives blog.

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