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I knew I was doing a decent job as a parent one day at the park, when my five year old daughter saw someone throw a potato chip bag on the ground. She wrinkled her nose in that cute way she has, looked at me, and said "he shouldn't have done that. Littering is bad for the Earth." And then she walked over, picked up the offending piece of litter, and threw it away in the trash can.
(Not just words, but action. That's my girl!)
Anyway, all proud parenting anecdotes aside, I can tell you that it took effort to get to that point, and that it's a continuing process. There are a few things we have done around our house that make environmentalism not just a buzz word, but a way of life.
