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We believe that children are our future.

At Earth’s Kids we believe that children are our future. Their creativity, values, and choices will shape our society and create waves of impact that may some day be felt all over the planet — perhaps for centuries to come. It's up to us help them make that impact a positive one.

And as research has shown, what kids learn in the first five years of life, and the quality of care they receive in that period, will form the core of who they become, as teenagers and as adults. We believe this makes teachers and caregivers vitally important guardians and shapers of the future. And we at Earth's Kids are committed to connecting them with the information and resources they need to do this job capably and joyfully.

We also work with children, directly and through the materials on our website, to teach them to value themselves, the environment, and their connection to all living things. An important part of our focus is to help young people understand the power that they possess to do good, and to connect them with opportunities to get involved with important causes and volunteer their time.

Finally, we know that right now world events are setting the stage for the challenges our children will face as adults, and for the quality of life they will enjoy, or endure. So we at Earth’s Kids are committed to working together with educators, scientists, activists, and other community leaders to share information, take action, and positively shape the world that our children will inherit. We hope you will join us.

Kids Can Change the World

Help children create a firm foundation
of wellness from which to act

But Earth's children face critical challenges
 

Good Parenting Is The Foundation Of Every Child's Well-being.

However, from the ordinary and inescapable trials that every family must surmount to the extraordinary perils unique to each generation, families often need help finding the information, support, and resources they need to triumph over the challenges confronting them.



For more information on handling the day to day challenges that parents face, from potty training to good sleep routines to coping with sibling rivalry and selecting safe child care, be sure to visit our directory of parenting topics.

Below are also a couple of the truly epic challenges that families face in our world today, along with links to information about how you can take action.

 

Global Climate Change: Facing the Challenge for Earth's Children

Global climate change looms as one of the major crises of our times. But unlike war, disease, and pollution global warming and other aspects of drastic climate change threatens to create a change so sudden and so devastating to our economies, our food base, and even to the availability of habitable land, that it outstrips all threats save the nuclear holocaust we struggled (successfully) to prevent in decades past.

We stand now at a critical junction in history, where choices still remain to us, and a significant impact can still be made.

It is not too late to change the trajectory we are on, to affirm and protect life. To think and act with compassion, for ourselves and our fellow creatures.

The time is now to take action on behalf of our children, on behalf of all of the Earth's children...

Visit the Earth's Kids Global Warming special feature page to learn more about this critical environmental problem, and about what we all can do to help.

Ocean Conservation Is One Of The Key Factors Determining Our Children's Future

You might be surprised to discover how important the health of our oceans are to our own well-being. To learn more visit : the Earth's Kids Marine Science Page.

 

From our friends at Ocean Legacy:

New booklet provides background information about the state of U.S. and global fisheries, and the upcoming NMFS rulemakings on overfishing and environmental review.
Read the booklet [PDF].

Poverty and Famine Wreak Unbelievable Hardship Among Children

But what can we do? Thankfully there are reputable and highly effective groups tackling this problem, in our communities and abroad, who have the experience and means to make a difference.

But they need our support. Share what you can. Pray. Volunteer. Spread the word to friends and community members. To learn more about the hunger problem and how we can help, visit:
 

Earth's Kids: Ending World Hunger

Join Earth's Kids in supporting Second Harvest Food Bank

 

Please note:  this drive is to benefit the local Santa Clara County chapter of Second Harvest Food Bank.   To find and support your local food bank, within the United States:

 

Find A Food Bank
 In Your Area at:

FEEDING AMERICA

http://feedingamerica.org/

 

 

We look forward to meeting and working together with educators, scientists, activists, and most of all... KIDS!

The Importance of Building Community

Our most effective tools in creating change for children are compassion and community. From compassion comes our will to act. And from community comes our power to take action.

Together we can share information and creativity and shape solutions that work for all of us. But just as important, by forming communities -- not just of shared residence, but of shared purpose -- we give our children the experience of belonging to a larger group, a group that cares for them, values them and works to support them. And this in turn helps them learn to work together with others. It also boosts their self-esteem, confidence, and initiative.

We urge parents to seek out this experience, for your own well being and that of your children. Seek out play-groups, co-op schools, nurturing church or spiritual groups, and other volunteer dependent organizations that will join with you and your child in making positive change at the small group level. We think you will find this experience empowering, and slightly addictive! And we believe that it will become a beacon to you and your children, convincing you that we can make significant change in our communities, and also showing you how it can get done, with wisdom, compassion, and humanity.

We know that working together with compassionate concern, we can make a significant and lasting difference for all of Earth's Children.

Build community! Celebrate community!

Earth's Kids was started in 1999 in response to to four developing factors:

the rapid expansion of the World Wide Web, and the explosion of sites aimed at parents and children -- with no mechanism provided for filtering this material according to accuracy  or quality.

a growing scientific consensus that the quality of care and guidance received by children in the first five years of life -- including the period of infancy and toddlerhood -- drastically influences a child's core personality and ability to achieve a high potential, both in school and later in life.

the prediction, by demographic forecasters, that by 2011 the U.S. would have a larger percentage of teenagers than it did in the 1960s (Read More), with all the potential for extreme social change that goes with it, and the awareness that...

our world was entering a period of climate instability and natural disasters, a development that would surely threaten children more than any other group.

It was clear that both some tremendous threats, and tremendous opportunities lay on the horizon.  It raised the question:  could anything be done to help children become more effectively prepared to face this future?  And to support parents and teachers working toward this goal?

 Our response to both was the Earth's Kids website, a project that combined environmental and social consciousness with positive parenting techniques, premium educational resources, and an emphasis on youth activism.  

Most importantly the process of creating and selecting materials for Earth's Kids was, and is, grounded in sound, well-accepted principles in child development and early childhood education as well as in the collective experience of effective, and highly regarded educators. 

At the same time, although we respect each person's right to question this point,  Earth's Kids reflects the conviction that we are each spiritual beings, and through the nurturing of our inner life, and our relationship with our higher power, we are all more fully empowered to live well, live safely, and to create positive solutions to life's challenges.

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You have questions. Earth’s Kids has answers.   Where can I find affordable classroom furniture?   How can I stop tantrums and aggression   Is there a way to make potty training go more smoothly?   How can I teach my child to value nature and respect the environment?    What kind of craft ideas can I do with a two year old?    My child has a science fair project coming up.  Can I get free project ideas?    Which online retailer sells quality affordable art materials?    What are the childcare regulations  in my state?    I suspect a child in my classroom has been abused.  What do I do now?   Where can I find information about the special needs children in my care?

Being a Caregiver or a Teacher is an important and demanding job. We want to make it more manageable by helping you find the supplies and answers that you need quickly  — so that you can get on with more important matters.  Like taking care of yourself, and the children in your life. Let us do the footwork for you.  We spend countless hours researching the web and other resources so that you don’t have to.  And we filter all this through the collected wisdom of experienced teachers and early childhood experts so we can offer you the very best teaching ideas, guidance practices, and  educational supplies and equipment.  We also offer fun resources just for children and young people — to inspire them to learn, to do, and to make a difference.  Be sure to check out our assortment of educational links, games, books and activities to help kids become confident, informed, and compassionate — about themselves, other people… and our Earth. Best of all,  Earth’s Kids is available to you 24 hours a day,  requires no registration, and... it’s totally free!         www.earthskids.com

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Saving
The Environment

Giving Service
 In Your Community

Ending World Hunger

Helping Animals
 

Working For
 World Peace

Ending Poverty

Use the Power of Information

Taking a Stand Against
Prejudice & Discrimination

Taking A Spiritual
 Approach To Life

Nurturing A Positive Attitude
 

Kids Can...
Change the World!
 

Empowering Children
To Create
Positive Change