ECO | Kids are wondering if they have a future to live into.

At Big Brain Box we know that kids are smart and powerful... but they are afraid too. They are wondering if they have a future to live into.

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In a recent global study, 68% of young people reported that they feel sad and afraid of climate change. A majority of kids also feel angry and powerless, and almost a third of them rate their climate worry as “extreme.” (Hickman et al 2021)

68% of young people reported that they feel sad and afraid of climate change.

There is a growing anxiety amongst kids on whether they will have a future at all with climate catastrophes barrelling down in their lifetime.

"WE DON'T WANT TO PLAY WITH TOYS THAT ARE POLLUTING OUR FUTURE. We don't want to inherit a toxic earth full of suffering."

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