Supporting Children’s Well-being and Building Resilience as Our Climate Changes — A Guide for Parents and Caregivers
This guide is intended for anyone who cares for children, with information and age-appropriate recommendations to build their resilience and support well-being in a changing climate.
The following blog is part of our Mental Health Guides 2025 series.
As a caregiver, you can have a positive influence on your child’s life by being a transformative mentor who bolsters their resilience, particularly as our climate changes. This guide is intended for anyone who cares for children, with information and age-appropriate recommendations to build their resilience and support well-being in a changing climate.
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Children’s well-being is closely tied to caregivers’ own well-being.
The content of this guide is adapted from the Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Children and Youth Report 2023, a collaborative publication by ecoAmerica and the American Psychological Association. Please refer to pages 36-37 of the report for a list of additional guiding resources for Parents and Caregivers.
To learn more about caring for mental health in a changing climate at any age, also refer to our Mental Health and Our Changing Climate, 2021 Edition.
ecoAmerica is a nonprofit organization that moves society toward climate solutions by engaging and supporting trusted national institutions to inspire and empower their millions of members in local communities across America to visibly act and advocate for ambitious, just, climate mitigation, resilience, and restoration.
American Psychological Association is the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States, with 173,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students as its members and supporters. APA promotes the advancement, communication, and application of psychological science and knowledge to benefit society and improve lives.