Climate Change: Implications for Parents and Parenting

Sanson, Ann; Burke, Susie; Hoorn, Judith Van

doi:10.1080/15295192.2018.1465307

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“…Climate change not only causes an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events (e.g., floods, hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves), but also creates longer lasting changes (e.g., rising sea levels, droughts, changed growing seasons for crops, whole areas becoming uninhabitable; Sanson, Burke, & Van Hoorn, ). These changes affect food security, the availability of water, a range of health conditions, housing security, agricultural productivity, and natural ecosystems (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, ).…”

Section: The Reality Of the Climate Crisismentioning

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“…For example, flooding and droughts in India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, and Uganda resulted in significant declines in school attendance, some of which lasted a decade (Plan International, ). Furthermore, climate‐induced forced migration leads to a range of symptoms of trauma and problems with adjustment (Pfefferbaum, Jacobs, Van Hoorn, & Houston, ; Sanson, Burke, et al, ; Sanson, Wachs, et al, ).…”

Section: How Does Climate Change Affect Children and Youth?mentioning

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“…From a developmental perspective, both sudden and more gradual climate events can increase children’s exposure to short‐ and long‐term risk factors at the biological level (e.g., disease, malnutrition), at the microsystem level (e.g., increased family stress, reduced parental capacity to protect their children), in the meso‐ and exosystems (e.g., intergroup violence, incapacity of health and other services to meet high levels of need), and in the macrosystem (e.g., forced migration, breakdown of social order; UNICEF, ). Exposure to reoccurring and cumulative risks is particularly harmful to health and psychological development, with consequences including PTSD, depression, aggression, and ineffective coping styles (see Sanson, Burke, et al, ; Sanson, Wachs, et al, ; Toussaint, Shields, Dorn, & Slavich, ). These factors raise serious concerns about how the next generation will fare.…”

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“…Climate change (SDG 13) is described as the single biggest threat to development. Because the effects of climate change are so far‐reaching, it will inevitably compromise achieving most of the other SDGs, including those relating to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health and well‐being (SDG 3), education (SDG 4), water and sanitation (SDG 6), and peace and justice (SDG 16; Sanson, Burke, et al, ; Sanson, Wachs, et al, ). Hence, there is an urgent need for mitigation efforts at a global level, work on climate disaster preparedness and adaptation at local levels, and interventions and programs to interrupt the pathway from the experience of climate effects to long‐term deprivation for communities, families, and young people (Sanson, Burke, et al, ; Sanson, Wachs, et al, ).…”

Section: Supporting Children and Youth In The Developing Worldmentioning

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“…Most young people in the developed world experience climate change vicariously through what they learn at school, in their families, or in the media (including social media). Although some parents may be tempted to protect their children from knowledge of climate change, widespread media coverage makes this nearly impossible (Sanson, Burke, et al, ; Sanson, Wachs, et al, ). Most young people know about climate change and express worry, fear, sadness, anger, and a sense of powerlessness about its impact on their lives (Ojala, ; UNICEF UK, ).…”

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Responding to the Impacts of the Climate Crisis on Children and Youth

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2019

Child Dev Perspectives

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Climate change poses an urgent threat to future generations. Children are more susceptible to its effects than adults, with immediate and lifelong impacts on their physical and mental health. In addition to having direct experiences of climate impacts, children and youth respond psychologically in troubling ways to their awareness of the climate crisis. Children’s and youth’s needs for support vary across contexts. Climate impacts are generally greater in the developing world (despite the fact that people there are less responsible for causing the crisis), where capacity to prepare for and adapt to the effects is weaker. Hence, we need urgent action on both mitigating climate change and adapting to its impacts. In doing this work, we must acknowledge and build the agency and engagement of children and youth, which also builds resiliency and hope. Although many programs are encouraging, they fail to reach all children in need and are limited in terms of evaluation. Experts in child development can help fill these gaps. In the developed world, few studies address how to support young people in face of their feelings regarding climate change. Listening and providing opportunities for active engagement are among the ways adults can help young people cope, and build a sense of efficacy and a capacity to tackle the crisis and adapt to climate impacts. The upsurge in school strikes for climate action demonstrates young people’s deep concerns about their future and their determination to prevent a climate catastrophe. The climate change crisis raises questions about how professionals committed to the well‐being of the next generation should respond—business as usual is no longer an option, and many valuable ways exist to help ensure that children can thrive on a livable planet.

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Section: How Does Climate Change Affect Children and Youth?mentioning

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Section: Supporting Children and Youth In The Developing Worldmentioning

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Section: Supporting Children and Youth In The Developed Worldmentioning

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Impact of the Climate Crisis on Children's Social Development

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Malca²,

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2022

The Wiley‐Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development

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Connecting families, schools, and communities: A systems‐contextual approach to sustainable futures for children

Hoang,

Sanders,

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Sustainable Development

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The achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) demands an increased focus on investing in young children as a pivotal solution. Many of the SDGs' targeted solutions directly or indirectly address facets of children's living conditions, aiming to foster their social and emotional well‐being. However, the current approach, while successful in delivering some impacts, are often disjointed. In this article, we contend that nurturing socially and emotionally healthy citizens of the future requires a comprehensive, systems‐contextual approach, moving beyond one‐sided focused solutions. A multiple and cross‐sectional approach to the SDGs, targeting potentially modifiable determinants of human capability through families, schools, and communities will enable a nurturing and stable system to be developed and ensure the next generation of children is better prepared to lead lives that are safe, healthy, and responsible. We examine the theoretical and empirical basis for a direct focus on children and young people and explore the criteria that need to be met for such an approach to work. Barriers and enablers for change on a global scale and directions for future research are discussed.

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Climate Change: Implications for Parents and Parenting

Cited by 37 publications

References 27 publications

Responding to the Impacts of the Climate Crisis on Children and Youth

Responding to the Impacts of the Climate Crisis on Children and Youth

Impact of the Climate Crisis on Children's Social Development

Connecting families, schools, and communities: A systems‐contextual approach to sustainable futures for children

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