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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My friend posted a video of his K and 2nd grader doing this, he was so proud. I thought it was so dumb. Why you'd take a kid to protest something they haven't even learned about, let alone get them tied up in political causes is such a ridiculous elitist DC thing to do.[/quote]

what about the hundreds of thousands of kids who participated around the world?  are they ridiculous and elitist?  I think it's awesome to start conversations with kids about tough issues that will require their voices to effect (and hopefully sustain) change.  I think you're underestimating kids and the impact of events like this.  I still remember seeing my older sister go to marches when she was in HS and I was in elementary.  taught me the importance of voice in a democracy.[/quote]
What if you have no concept yet 1) what the climate is, 2) the science behind any of it changing, 3) what a democracy is?

I think for a high school kid it's great, maybe even middle. A second grader would be better served by just going to school and learning.[/quote]

I would hope that someone would explain what was going on and why they were there.  Lots of chances to have age appropriate conversations about that.  the reopened dinosaur exhibit at the natural history museum sparked that conversation with my kids.  It's like any topic.  they might not dive into all the ins and outs, but if you want to, you can introduce big ideas to them.  If you don't, you don't, but you don't have to assume people are being ridiculous and elitist just because they are parenting in a different way than you. [/quote]

The outcome of this could also be a child who suffers from severe depression and anxiety brought on by a constant obsession with the issue, a la Greta Thornburg.  This poor child is not well.  We put too much pressure on our children.[/quote]

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