Information for Parents & Guardians

Resources for:

Talking to children and youth about climate change

Providing background information about climate change and climate action.

This website includes resources to help families inform themselves and engage in discussion with their children. Please be aware that the resources present a variety of opinions and perspectives. Families should preview resources to find the ones that best meet their needs.

Talking to Children & Youth

Background Information for Parents & Guardians

Climate Change and Children: Taking Action to Save Lives

Information on climate change from the United Nations children's fund

website

Climate Atlas of Canada

Combines climate science, mapping and storytelling to bring the global issue of climate change closer to home for Canadians

website

Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, and Guidance

Lengthy academic report from the American Psychological Association, ecoAmerica and Climate Health

e-report

Climate Strike Canada

Official website of the overarching network of students, young people, activists, and allies, which connects all of the climate action surrounding the Canadian school strike movement.

website

The Right to be Cold: One Woman's Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic and the Whole Planet

Sheila Watt-Cloutier

book or eBook