5 ways parents can help fight climate change—now
Greta Thunberg gave an impassioned speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit this week, and her words hit many parents right in the heart.

When teen climate activist Greta Thunberg gave an impassioned speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit this week her words hit many parents right in the heart. We are supposed to be protecting our kids, but Thunberg proves many of our kids don't feel like we're doing that.
"I shouldn't be up here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean, yet you all come to us young people for hope," Thunberg said.
She continued: "You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words."
Thunberg and so many children like her are counting on our generation to do something, and the good news is you don't have to be a world leader to take action.
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Call your reps and let then know you are listening to the next generation, and ask if they are, too. Ask them what they are doing to ensure the children in your community will still be able to live there decades from now.
If you don't know what number to call, you can either call the US Capitol switchboard or punch your info into callmycongress.com and get the direct phone numbers. An election is looming and now is the time to ask those holding seats and those hoping to win them not only where they stand on climate change but what, exactly, they plan to do about it.
Our kids can't vote yet, so they need us to keep lawmakers accountable.
In her speech Thunberg had a message for our generation:
"You are failing us, but the young people are starting to understand your betrayal ... Right here, right now is where we draw the line. The world is waking up, and change is coming whether you like it or not."
It's hard to make changes, but we need to. Our children deserve to dream about the future. They shouldn't have to be fighting for one.