Unhealthy environments usually affect children more than adults. They are still growing, with more exposure to air, food and water relative to their weight. They will be exposed to climate change for more years than people who have already grown up. Today's children are the people who will have to create ever more effective solutions to these problems in the future.

Adults have a responsibility to teach children the extent and consequences of climate change, while trying to limit its impact on their health. Children are experiencing increasingly devastating disasters driven by climate change, such as hurricanes and wildfires. It can be daunting, scary and overwhelming. So what should children learn about climate change that is developmentally appropriate and action-oriented, while inspiring hope? (from Dr. Faith Coleman, more at studyfinds.org)