Re: Out-greened and outsmarted by a six year old

Thanks, solar stacks, for sharing that story with us. Thanks also for your many other contributions to FTP -- you are a terrific source of information about a wide variety of subjects.

It gives me hope when I see kids who care about the planet and want to help make things better. There is certainly much more of an emphasis in schools now about respecting the environment than when I was young, and there are a lot of great books and other resources out there for parents who want to teach their kids how to make a difference in the world. We recently checked out a book from the library called The kid's guide to social action: how to solve the social problems you choose--and turn creative thinking into positive action. It was oriented towards kids a little older than our son, but it had some great ideas.

For those interested, Grist has a section focused on parents and the environment at http://www.grist.org/topic/parenting. If people know of other good resources, online or otherwise, for green-principled parents, please share them with us.