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    The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

    How to teach kids about climate action

    Kids want to take care of the Earth as much as you do!

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    By Caleigh Wells • Mar 13, 2024 • 12m Listen

    How do you talk about climate change with kids? Candice has lots of tips. Caleigh describes two very different 5th grade classrooms she visited that illustrate how the approach you take to talking about climate makes a big difference in how kids feel afterwards.

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      Caleigh Wells

      Former KCRW climate reporter

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      Candice Dickens-Russell

      CEO of Friends of the LA River

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      Elizabeth Bechard

      Senior policy analyst, Moms Clean Air Force

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      Jenni Silverstein

      Therapist; executive committee member, Climate Psychology Alliance of North America

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