E26: Kids and the Environment

E26: Kids and the environment

Erin and Sarah are joined this week by Erin’s friend Michelle who wears many hats as a mother and woman of the world. She has put a lot of thought and discussion into her community about ways to be conscious of the environment in everyday living. Erin shares her awe of how and why Michelle’s family finds ways to be environmentally conscious and the ladies talk about how other families can take steps to be conscious and aware of our actions.

3:00

Michelle says her family tries to be mindful and intentional in planning and making decisions and it starts with shopping only once a week. She shares her strategy of taking her time to make a list and only buying what they need for the week.

6:22

Michelle says she talks with her kids about reducing waste in all aspects of life from how they get up the street (walking or biking vs. driving) to not wasting time and resources. Michelle’s religion drives her to take their intentional path of not wasting even though they are blessed with plenty in their lives.

9:57

Source reduction and having less of everything is the top priority followed by looking towards reusing everything possible.

12:00

Two things to do today as a family:

1. Focus on the next purchase you make, no matter how large or how small--Ask yourself “do I really need this purchase?”
   
2. Focus on food waster--Pope Francis said: ”Wasting food is like stealing from the poor.” Over 30% of food in the world is wasted, so every piece of food is important.
   

16:32

Michelle encourages families to not be overwhelmed by all the little things, or the enormity of big statistics about our actions in the world. Erin shares a book with lots of tips for families: “10 Things I Can Do To Help My World” by Melanie Walsh. Getting kids’ buy-in is essential to start the discussions and work on Earth Day and beyond.

Resources shared in the show:

10 Things I can do to help my world by Melanie Walsh

World Wildlife Foundation Symbolic Species Adoptions

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Erin and Sarah are moms who enjoy each other’s unique cul-de-sac “mom perspectives” so much they want to share their thoughtful and sassy ponderings with other moms around the world. Collectively they are moms to 4 school-aged kids, and world travelers in their journeys as United States Marine Corps spouses. Erin is a homeschooling mama of three munchkins that loves running (slower than most people walk), traveling, and can recite the alphabet backwards while opening a bottle of wine. Sarah is a curious-minded mama of one small human, enjoys writing, takes forever to read a book for leisure, and can order McDonald's at a Japanese and German drive-through.

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