About CreationCare Kids
Welcome to the world of one of Niagara’s Greenest Families! If you are looking for a place to talk about raising kids that care about Creation (which includes green things, wiggly things, brown things, and the people living next door), then you’ve found the right place.
In the summer of 2008 our use of cloth diapers and rain barrels garnered us the title of Niagara’s Greenest Family, although I’m pretty sure Niagara’s actual greenest family forgot to enter the contest.
Be that as it may, our contribution to the global effort to “save the planet” didn’t go unnoticed, and so we quickly found ourselves being asked by local media how we felt about a variety of issues related to the environment. All of a sudden our lifestyle, which we had considered ordinary, was considered extraordinary, and our opinions mattered.
With the explosive growth of eco-everything, my natural inclination is to jump off the bandwagon without delay, but I do feel the need to be a source of common-sense know-how to those families who would like to make a difference and teach their kids good stewardship without breaking the bank or becoming overwhelmed by the hype surrounding the environmental movement. I also believe in adding a dose of humour to the oft morose discussion of the planet and its future, seeing as kids tend to do funny and frustrating things (which amount to the same thing when written down).
This site will not be a place where cliches or catchphrases are tossed around simply because they’re the cool thing to be talking about. The purpose of this blog is to help real families make realistic choices that will not only benefit the planet, but strengthen their family bond. Teaching kids environmental stewardship can only be successful when coupled with an emphasis on character-building. Without character, our kids will not effectively carry the torch of stewardship into adulthood.
As Christian parents, my husband and I feel the call to teach our 3 children to be both socially and environmentally responsible (the two often go hand in hand). As people living in the real world, affected by real-world economics, we struggle to balance financial stressors with environmentally and socially responsible choices. May this place be a place of dialogue where readers can encourage one another to live simply, tread lightly, and live well.
eliza keating said,
May 20, 2011 @ 4:14 pm
Thank you Debbie for the great comment..Eliza Keating