Dear parents, here’s how you can guide your children to save ..

Parents leave no stone unturned when it comes to teaching their children everything that would help them to became a better person. From helping the little ones learning alphabets to inculcating good manners, everything that a child leans, begin at home. So, should not parents raise their children to become environmentally conscious citizen? According to the report by World Health Organization(WHO) environment plays an important factor in the health and well-being of the children.

 â€œ More than 3 million children five die each year from environment related causes and condition. This makes the environment one of the most critical contributors to global toll of more than 10 million child deaths annually-as well as a very important factor in the health and well-being of the mothers, “states a WHO report.

Lets look at a few habits that can have a children became a better person and save the environment:

REDUCE REUSE AND RECYCLE-

Every child should grow this habits of ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’. Infact parents should set examples for the little ones to follow. For example, when a child sees his father reuse the same article (cups, bottles and dishes) multiple times, he too would be inspired to do the same. A child can be taught to harvest rain water or recycle water using simple tips (for example, the water used to swipe the floor can be used to water the plants.)

PLASTIC IS AN ABSOLUTE NO

When we all know the harmful effects on plastic on health and environment, shouldn’t we guide our future generation to avoid using these? Children from a very young age should be made aware of menace that plastic can cause. Parents should ensure that the articles such as bottle, tiffin , boxes, pencil case etc. used by children should be made of environmental friendly material.

THE IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL RESOURCES

The rate at which we are consuming natural resources like petroleum, minerals etc. it would not be long before these became extinct from our earth. A child should make aware of renewable(infinite) and non-renewable(finite) resources. Parents should tell their children that how difficult (almost impossible) it would became to survive if we run out of water(yes, water is a finite resource) or natural gas. Encourage them to watch movies on environment awareness or conduct small experiments on home to help them to understand the importance of natural resources, which would prevent them from wasting the same.

 PLANT A TREE

This might sound surprising, but planting tree does not take that much of effort. Whenever you eat a fruit, save the seeds insist of throwing them away. Keep these in a dump place and when they start sprouting, just scatter them in the open. Infact, every time when you plan a vacation with your kids, take the seeds and leave them in a place where they can grow in a tree.