How to explain environmental pollution to children

Our planet is deteriorating due to the amount of pollution generated by human beings. If we do not stop pollution, the world will become an in inhospitable place in which it will be very difficult to enjoy. Children should know the consequences of environmental pollution and should be involved in ca

Our planet is deteriorating due to the amount of pollution generated by human beings. If we do not stop pollution, the world will become an in inhospitable place in which it will be very difficult to enjoy. Children should know the consequences of

environmental pollution and should be involved in caring for the environment, although there is no need to be tremendous when it comes to explaining everything about pollution. Because learning can also be fun. What children should know about environmental pollution

1. Children should learn what environmental pollution is, that is, all those actions caused by

the human being that are harming the health of the planet and also our own. Hay 2. We must explain to them that there are many types of pollution

, such as water pollution, air pollution or even noise pollution and that all of them can be stopped because it depends on us. Hacer 3. Making the child notice the smoke that leaves a factory, the garbage that someone has thrown into the river or the remains that some families leave after a day at the beach will make the child see with their own eyes What are some of the bad environmental practices?4. Children should also be aware of the

disastrous consequences of environmental pollution, such as deforestation, desertification, global warming or melting. Although we must ensure that the explanation does not become a horror movie. Las 5. The consequences are not the only thing that children should know about environmental pollution, they should also know that it is in their hands and in our hands to stop that contamination so that the world is a más prettier place where to live. Es 6. It is necessary to involve children in caring for the environment and to inculcate sustainable living habits and for that, nothing better than

preaching by example . If adults do not contribute to reduce environmental pollution day by day and with small gestures, we can not ask our children to be responsible. How to explain environmental pollution to children De - Depending on

the ages of children, we can use several techniques to make them more aware of pollution, but resorting to children's stories is always a good solution when children seek explanations . - We can make our own story about

the danger of environmental pollution con with your favorite dolls and toys. This way the children will be able to understand it in a fun recreation. - It does not matter if we live in the countryside or in the city, becausethe traces

of pollution are seen everywhere. Spending an afternoon with your family walking through the city or through a park will give us many opportunities to explain to the children what we are doing wrong with our surroundings.

- It is important that children participate in actions to protect the environment taking them as something they want to do and not as an obligation, from daily recycling to an excursion to plant trees through saving water and electricity.

Laura Vélez. Editor of Guiainfantil.com