Mother Earth has blessed humankind with abundant resources and we did our best to overuse and misuse it to the extent that all of it is either polluted or being scarce. World Conservation Day is celebrated internationally on 28th July to spread awareness and remind us about the best practices to protect natural resources.
Conservation of nature is very crucial as scientists have been tirelessly warning us about the mass extinctions in the near future. We need to bring major changes in our lifestyles and adapt to sustainable living. Involving our kids is also very imperative as they are our future and the ones who will be responsible for a better tomorrow.
Wondering how you can get your kids involved in loving and preserving nature? Here are some practices that you can introduce to your child that can be easily followed while making a huge difference.
1.Turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth.
2. Take a bath instead of a shower.
3. Take only half a glass of water instead of wasting it.
4. Turn off the lights, fans and charger switches when not in use.
5. Cut down on the use of plastic bags, cups and straws.
6. Carry lunch in a lunchbox.
7. Use metal bottles for water.
8. Carry your own water bottle when stepping out.
9. Reuse vegetable scraps, fruit peels and egg shells and make compost.
10. Save aside vegetable scraps for broth while helping in the kitchen.
11. Self-serve food so that can be finished to avoid wastage.
12. Help in sorting garbage mindfully.
13. Donate old toys, books and clothes to orphanages.
14. Enjoy pre-loved books and toys. `
15. Waste less paper and reusing old books and printed pages for writing.
16. Go old style and being happy with toys shaped out of wood, clay and old clothes.
17. Avoid littering when stepping out.
18. Use rechargeable batteries for toys.
19. Avoid loud music to limit noise pollution.
20. Water the plants in their home garden daily.
21. Grow some veggies and herbs in the home garden.
22. Care for local flora and fauna.
23. Plant trees around on every occasion and especially on their birthdays.
24. Donate from pocket money to environmental and wildlife organizations.
25. Spread awareness with friends.
We all have to make a commitment to ourselves to become more cautious to preserve and conserve nature. It will benefit us as well as our future generations to achieve sustainable development.
“Conservation is a cause that has no end. There is no point at which we will say our work is finished”- Rachel Carson
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My World with Eira 
That’s an exhaustive and functional list Seema
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Thank you Leha.
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Wow simple yet very effective habits. Not just kids but we all must follow these as a family. Automatically kids will pick up.
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Totally second that. As an adult for very long, sometimes I miss out on these good practices. Guilty as charged but trying to make amends.
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These are really simple and effective ways. And it’s very important to save our mother nature more than ever.
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Beautiful post. We just realized that rechargable batteries are quite good and useful while it reduces the waste. Most of the others we are already following.
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I agree,, it is already there we just have to conserve it. You have covered everything in your post. I hope we succeed in sowing the seeds for a better tomorrow.
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I am so glad that your post has practical and easy-to-implement tips instead of gyaan! I have bookmarked your post. Thanks for writing this one.
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No doubt. Childhood is the best time to inculcate these habits is
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These are really great ideas to inculcate in kids so that they grow up conscious of the environment. After all the future of the earth lies with these gentle hands.Sandy N Vyjay
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Those are very effective habits to grow not only in the kids, but for us too. Really appreciate your effort.
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These are simple but very useful and effective tips. And it is very important to inculcate these habits in children. Conservation should be a habit, not a rule.
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Conservation used to be a way of life when I was a child. Most of these points were followed by our elders. With growing commercialism, we have forgotten how to follow the three Rs – reduce, reuse, and recycle.
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Simple , yet effective ways to teach conservation of earth to little ones. I too follow most of the pointers u have mentioned with my daughter.
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This is such an informative post and relevant to occasion. i feel if we all follow these simple habits in our day to day life. we can save our environment a lot and can reduce the harmful effects of pollutions too.
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Well listed things that can be easily done. Not just by kids but some adults need to read this too & follow. Recycling can also be a good thing to kids – DIY projects created with waste, wrapping gifts using newspapers and making some nice labels to decorate it etc. are some easy things they can follow.
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This is a topic close to my heart as well. We should not be reminded to take care of mother nature only on Nature Conservation Day alone, but I feel this should be a regular, every day activity. Your 25 ways to teach kids how to conserve nature is absolutely on point. Children should also understand from a young age that it is not cool to throw or leave trash on the ground.
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That’s an extensive and exhaustive list! I totally agree with you. We need to teach our kids how to conserve our nature as they will then pass this on to their kids and so on. We are not just helping them understand the value of the nature but also making sure our future generations enjoy the nature and not mourn its loss. We are passing on important lessons to our future generations.
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Given the way mother earth is suffering currently from the pollution of all sorts, it indeed is important for us to teach kids about conserving nature in the best possible manner. We should try and teach kids about protecting nature from a very early age so that it remains with them forever and becomes a part of living.
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Amazing post and on point, it throws light on how to inculcate good habits through these 25 easy, simple and practical tips. Your suggestions will surely help to make our next generations love and conserve the mother nature.
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These are some wonderful pointers indeed for saving mother earth and teaching our kids, the future generation, in practicing the same.
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These are simple tricks which we should follow so that our kids automatically makes it a habit which coild go a long way in theit lives. Good selection of topic.
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These are excellent tips. Given the state of our planet, we need kids to be more aware than ever before. After all, they would be inheriting it from us.
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It is very important to nurture sustainability in young minds as they are our future. You have done a great job by jotting down ideas that little hands can work upon
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Oh my God such a responsible post. These are some of the amazing things to teach everyone not just kids so we can at least now do something for our planet. Small steps towards these can go a long way.
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These are some helpful pointers to teach kids about conserving mother nature.. A small step can make a big difference for sure
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Simple yet effective habits. If we as family follow these habits then kids definitely observe and follow them too. Wonderful article.
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Loved the compiled lists of habit we should follow. These are such apt habits of daily days that not only kids but we also follow these to reduce carbon footprints.
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These are some easy and doable tips and tricks to conserve mother nature. I think these are something we should be doing on daily basis and no reminder in form of a conservation day is indeed, and every bit of nature saved means so much for us and generations.
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While most school curriculum includes activites and events that talk about environment but these are some really practical tips. It should start from home rather than school.
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These tipd are very practical and in spite of knowing ,most of us get lazy following them. If we want to protect our earth we should follow them religiously.
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Not just for kids but I know many elders who don’t follow these easy guidelines. These are such easy and necessary steps to save our environment.
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Seema, you have jotted all the possible ways that can be imbibed in child from early stages. Using the things to the value and then further donating it to right hands is one I mostly focus on.
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This is so inspiring! We already do most of these things. Rest I have picked few points and plan to inculcate in my little one.
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That’s quite a list! Yes, we do try emphasize the importance of conserving. For example, reducing water wastage. Ensuring switching off of lights etc. Avoiding wastage of food. Tried composting as well last year.
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I couldn’t agree more with this. Each small steps count and the more we are aware of this the more we can teach our little ones 🙂 Avoiding wastage of food and water should be taught from a young age.
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Teaching our kids good habits is very important. And to conserve nature in order to preserve the natural elements that God has given us is even more important. Good post.
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My daughter loves saving and using all her toys and art supply to avoid wasting. I try to teach her these hacks you shard too.Its important we teach when they are young.
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Your tips are relevant and easy to follow. Bookmarking this post for inspiration!
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