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appreciate it and instinctively want to Reinforce good habits and messages about be so excited when they eat something
protect it. As they start to appreciate it, caring for the environment constantly, so they have nurtured and grown.
they will learn to love it and this love will that these things become instinctive.
foster empathy and care. So, it is time to start looking at the world
Plant for bees; plant veggies differently and appreciating everything in
Simple appreciation and awareness it. Whether it is a beautiful big animal or a
lessons It is simple – without bees, we will not have tiny bee, we must protect and appreciate
food. They are crucial to stable, healthy them. The same applies to every drop of
Saving water and electricity, and food supplies. Bees pollinate, help plants water or every piece of paper that can be
recycling: to grow, breed and produce food. More recycled. By caring for small things, we will
than 90% of the leading global crop types learn to care about the bigger things.
We all know the importance of saving are pollinated by bees. Livestock food
water and electricity, and recycling, most crops such as clover and alfalfa are also We need a mass movement of change if
households will probably do so when they dependent on bee pollination. Pollination we want to secure a future for our children,
are under pressure to do these essentials; allows plants to fruit and set seeds, and and you can make a difference through
when the dams are empty and load this results in more plants. your actions and those of your children.
shedding is a threat. The reality is this is
something we should encourage and live The loss of pollinators (bees, butterflies, https://friendsoftheearth.uk/nature/why-
with every day, regardless of the dam moths, beetles, etc.) could lead to lower do-we-need-bees
levels. availability of crops and wild plants which
provide essential micronutrients for
These lessons can include turning off the human diets. This in turn will impact on
tap when brushing teeth, turning lights off human health in the form of deficiencies
when they leave a room or, the TV when in Vitamin A, Iron and Folate, to mention
they are finished watching. but a few.
Recycling is so easy to do and can be So why not make it a family affair? Include
a ‘chore’ for your toddlers to place the your child in researching online for the best
recycling in the recycling bag or bin. Make flowers and plants to grow for bees. Go to About Life Talk® Forum
a game of it by letting them tell you what the nursery with them so that they can Our mission is to create happy, successful
can be recycled. Praise them for helping to help select the plants. They can then help and fulfilled youth, guided by sound
save the planet. Remember, recyclables are you find the perfect spots in the garden or values. Life Talk is a non-profit organisation
a great inspiration for school projects. Try to in pots, and help you plant them. Put them dedicated to raising awareness and
avoid using disposables like plastic straws in charge of checking on the plants, to seeking solutions to the challenges faced
or plastic wrapping for school lunches. water them and care for them, so that the by parents and their children.
bees have food.
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