Ep. 80 – Empowering Children to Navigate Climate Anxiety with Roman from FoxTwinHollow

Roman from FoxTwinHollow.com and @FoxTwinHollow on Twitter joins Thriving the Future to discuss empowering youth with the survival skills needed to navigate our world.

80% of youth said that they are concerned about the climate. No matter what “side” you are on, this is a mental health disaster.

We jumped off of the engagement and conversation on this FoxTwinHollow tweet about his upcoming class – Helping Children Navigate Climate Anxiety :

The Forest School approach to connecting kids back to Nature and essential skills. This is especially impactful for “dysregulated” kids, who are distracted in school.
Empowering rather than just protest. Roman took his class to the forest to clear invasive species, plant native trees, and they made baskets from cleared English Ivy. (whereas, what did the protesting kids accomplish?)
Looking at things in the scope of “Deep Time”, to gain perspective.
How to help kids develop a “tribe”.

Learn more about the classes that Roman offers at FoxTwinHollow.com Classes.

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