173 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction. Land acknowledgment of Detroit ; A blessing for a child -- Wading into the flood -- Choosing life in the face of death -- Can't save what you don't love -- Community changes everything -- Searching for the sacred -- Courage to speak truth -- One hand of resistance -- On the other hand, creation -- Touching death -- Walking in gratitude -- The inescapable conversation on technology -- Teach your children well -- The antidote of joy -- Reconceiving ourselves as creatures -- Conclusion: after the rain fell -- Final food for thought -- Epilogue: to look out my window -- A blessing from the seasons -- Acknowledgments -- Further reading: if I could gift you a basket full of books -- Dreams taking root at Kirkridge -- 100 practical ideas -- A gathered watershed prayer.

"Climate anxiety touches nearly everything we do, but perhaps nothing so tenderly as our parenting. What do we do with the fear, grief, and anger we feel? Parent and activist Lydia Wylie-Kellermann wrestles with these questions and argues that while the future remains unknown, we can still join our children in the beauty and hope of the struggle"-- Provided by publisher.

Climatic changes -- Psychological aspects.

Human beings -- Effect of climate on.

Children and the environment.

Environmental psychology.

Online version: Wylie-Kellermann, Lydia. This sweet earth Minneapolis, MN : Broadleaf Books, [2024] 9781506495132 (DLC) 2023058919

9781506495125 (paperback)

1506495125 (paperback)