Children and Climate Change (Elements in Child Development)

The existential threat posed by climate change presents a challenge to all those concerned about the next generation. This Element reviews and discusses its implications for the development of children (ages 0-12) today and in the future, and for the parents, teachers, researchers, and professionals who have responsibility for children. This Element adopts a bioecological model to examine both the direct impacts on children's physical and psychological well-being as well as indirect impacts through all the systems external to the child, emphasizing the greater vulnerability of children in the Global South. Given evidence of well-founded climate anxiety, this Element examines children's coping strategies and discusses the key roles of caregivers and schools in protecting and preparing children to face current and future challenges - with knowledge, hope, and agency as central themes. This Element highlights many under-researched areas and calls for action by all those caring for and about children's future.

• | Author: Ann V. Sanson, Karina Padilla Malca, Judith Van Hoorn, Susie Burke
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 22, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 84 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Psychology
• | ISBN-10: 1009114956
• | ISBN-13: 9781009114950