Earth's Kids

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We believe that children are our future.

Their creativity, values, and choices will shape our society and create waves of impact that may someday be felt all over the planet -- perhaps for centuries to come.

It's up to us to help them make that impact a positive one.

And as research has shown, what kids learn in the first five years of life, and the quality of care they receive in that period, will form the core of who they become, as teenagers and as adults.

We believe this makes teachers and caregivers vitally important guardians and shapers of the future. And we at Earth's Kids are committed to connecting them with the information and resources they need to do this job capably and joyfully.

We also work with children, directly and through the materials on our website (www.earthskids.com), to teach them to value themselves, the environment, and their connection to all living things. An important part of our focus is to help young people understand the power that they possess to do good, and to connect them with opportunities to get involved with important causes and volunteer their time.

Finally, right now we know world events are setting the stage for the challenges our children will face as adults, and for the quality of life they will enjoy, or endure. So we at Earth's Kids are committed to working together with educators, activists, and other community leaders to share information, take action, and positively shape the world that our children will inherit. We hope you will join us.

Visit us on the web at:

WWW.EARTHSKIDS.COM

But Earth's children face critical challenges

Good Parenting Is The Foundation Of Every Child's Well-being.

However, from the ordinary and inescapable trials that every family must surmount to the extraordinary perils unique to each generation, families often need help finding the information, support, and resources they need to triumph over the challenges confronting them.



For more information on handling the day to day challenges that parents face, from potty training to good sleep routines to coping with sibling rivalry and selecting safe child care, be sure to visit

www.earthskids.com

Below are also a couple of the truly epic challenges that families face in our world today, along with links to information about how you can take action.

Global Warming: Facing the Challenge for Earth's Children

Global warming looms as one of the major crises of our times. But unlike war, disease, and pollution global warming threatens to create a change so sudden and so devastating to our economies, our food base, and even to the availability of habitable land, that it outstrips all threats save the nuclear holocaust we struggled (successfully)to prevent in decades past.

We stand now at a critical junction in history, where choices still remain to us, and a significant impact can still be made.

It is not too late to change the trajectory we are on, to affirm and protect life. To think and act with compassion, for ourselves and our fellow creatures.

The time is now to take action on behalf of our children, on behalf of all of the Earth's children...

Visit the Earth's Kids Global Warming special feature page to learn more about this critical environmental problem, and about what we all can do to help.

The potential cost of Global Warming is catastrophic.

Please view this updated version of the video on the cost/benefits analysis of ignoring our impact on climate change.

Click Here to fill out an online form ordering your Congress Member to take action on Global Warming now!!

Please be sure to personalize your message so your representative knows just how important this matter is to you.


Find tips and tools to reduce YOUR carbon footprint at FightGlobalWarming.com Click on one of the following for more information:

• Tips for cutting pollution at home
• Rethinking home energy with green power
• How to buy carbon offsets
• Print out a low-carbon guide [PDF]

Ocean Conservation Is One Of The Key Factors Determining Our Children's Future

You might be surprised to discover how important the health of our oceans are to our own well-being. To learn more visit : the Earth's Kids Marine Science Page.

From our friends at Ocean Legacy:
New booklet provides background information about the state of U.S. and global fisheries, and the upcoming NMFS rulemakings on overfishing and environmental review.
Read the booklet [PDF].

Make Smart Choices When Eating Seafood

Click Here for tips on picking seafood selections that are good for you and the ocean. Sponsored by the Environmental Defense Fund.

• Print out their Pocket Sushi Selector [PDF].
• Download the sushi guide to your mobile phone [PDF].

Poverty and Famine Wreak Unbelievable Hardship Among Children

But what can we do? Thankfully there are reputable and highly effective groups tackling this problem, in our communities and abroad, who have the experience and means to make a difference.

But they need our support. Share what you can. Pray. Volunteer. Spread the word to friends and community members. To learn more about these problems and how we can help, vist:

Earth's Kids: Ending World Hunger

Earth's Kids: End the Cycle of Poverty

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