How to encourage your kids to recycle
Updated / Monday, 28 Sep 2020
10:16
It s a good idea to instill these positive habits from a young age.
The earlier kids are aware of the positive impact they can have on the environment, the more likely these habits will become part of their daily lives. When children are given everything they need, it’s easy for them to believe that resources are limitless, explains Jessica Swainston, psychologist at AI and psychology-led app Wing. It’s a good idea to educate children about finite resources and environmental damage from a young age, so they understand it’s important and are inclined to make an effort.
What are you doing? Get off! Sarah Rodrigues with son Cassian
Credit: Andrew Crowley
Couldn’t most of us do with a hug at the moment? Indeed, one of the things that many people have found hardest about the pandemic is the reduction, or even complete absence, of physical contact with loved ones outside of their bubble. Lucky me then, having three children for cuddles on tap.
Well – perhaps not quite on tap. Not when one of them is a 13-year-old male who is a mass of arms, legs and attitude.
You’d have been hard-pressed to find a more cuddlesome chap when he was little, especially where I was concerned. Naturally, as he grew, I became more circumspect about being physically affectionate with him in public – the big hug we once would have had at drop-off became more of a squeeze of the shoulder, or a ruffle of the hair.