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Teachable Moments
* Gift the jobs of composting and recycling to your children; give them gardening gloves and power.
* Take your children to your local landfill and water-treatment facility to show them what happens to our waste.
* Shop at places that make socially and environmentally responsible choices, and bring your own bags (keep them handy in the car).
* Use your purchases to make a statement about what you value. Carpool with a friend to consignment shops around the area and then support them with your own kids' stuff.
* Diaper your precious babies in cotton.
* Examine leaky toilets and faucets as well as lightbulb and battery choices. Have your kids help make changes in your house toward energy conservation.
* Turn off your TV.
* Tell your children why you make the choices you do, from the time they are in the womb until they are bigger than you.
* Finally, I wouldn't be a dedicated teacher if I didn't remind you to read to your children.
-- Heather Cori Rader
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