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- Title
Parenting through despair with hope for our climate future: When facing climate anxiety, caregivers need to put on their own mental health oxygen mask first.
- Authors
Shugarman, Harriet; Kamenetz, Anya
- Abstract
The article focuses on the mental health implications of climate change for parents, particularly regarding how they navigate their own distress while managing their children's emotions in the face of extreme weather events. Topics include the viral response of a parent to New York City's clean air emergency, the personal experiences of parents coping with climate-related crises, and the often overlooked impact of climate change on parental mental health.
- Subjects
ECO-anxiety; DESPAIR; GRATITUDE; MENTAL health; OXYGEN masks; PARENTS; PARENTING
- Publication
Early Childhood Matters, 2023, Issue 132, p30
- ISSN
1387-9553
- Publication type
Article