Climate change can be a scary thing to talk about with grown-ups, let alone children. It is also very complex, with long-term effects that reach into future decades and centuries, and causes that include an invisible, odorless gas. When the president?s top science adviser encounters problems explaining climate change to members of the House Science Committee, the prospect of explaining fossil fuels, greenhouse gases, or ocean acidification to a 5-year-old or pre-teen can seem daunting. ?When we talk to our kids, we have to explain the science of what?s happening,? said Lisa Hoyos, co-founder of Climate Parents, an organization focused on mobilizing families on the issue. ?But it?s important to quickly pivot to what we can do to solve it.? The grassroots organization Moms Clean Air Force hosted a ?Play-In for Climate Action? last week, with parents from all over the country rallying in a park north of the U.S. Senate with their children. They played games, danced to music, heard speeches, and then marched to the front of the Capitol building.

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