Thursday, October 4, 2007
Tips for kids who want to save the environment
Young people are going to just love this post by Mrs. Darwin! She offers some solid tips for kids who are really concerned about saving the environment, like: wash the dishes by hand, wash your own clothes and use a clothesline instead of a dryer, turn off your TV and computer, etc. I bet young environmentalists are going to be all over this one. :)
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I think you underestimate many young environmentalists. Though it is certainly true that there are those who only whine and nag their parents for the big things and pat themselves on the back for their sanctity, there are also many many children who did do nearly all those things in order to take care of the world God created.
As a 12 year old conservative Catholic homeschooling environmentalist, I handwashed the dishes (wash hot, rinse cold, to save water), washed my own clothes, walked to my various extracurricular activities rather than have my parents drive, arranged for group carpooling when walking wasn't an option, unplugged unused appliances, timed my lukewarm showers, collected bottles and cans, helped at the parish recycling drive, planted a garden, and helped hang dark sheets over the windows to cool the house in the summer so as not to use the a/c.
Would I have "nagged" my parents about solar panels if I knew they had the money and were re-roofing? If both of those were the case, sure! Would it have been hypocritical? No.
I happily train my kids to do the same as I did. God gave Adam the world to care for, tend, and cultivate. That means -- gasp -- being good stewards of the earth. While being fruitful and multiplying. :-)
Much as many people would love to bad mouth it, environmentalism isn't a bad word.
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