July-August Children's Advocate

The Children's Advocate July-August 2008 issue is now available -- and online -- in English, Spanish, and Chinese. This is a special environmental issue, with tips on raising "green" kids and connecting kids with nature, as well as a snapshot of anti-global-warming activism in Chula Vista and a bookbasket of environmentally themed kids' books. Check it out:

• Grassroots Snapshot: Parents help win Chula Vista global warming plan
  
• Hot topics: Families organize to bring children's issues into political campaigns
  
• Early Care and Education: Early care and education teachers share tips for helping children connect with nature
  
• Hot topics: Stressed-out parents find help and education in support groups
  
• Raising kids: Families and educators offer kid-friendly environmental tips
  
• Bookbasket: Children's books provide kid-friendly descriptions of environmental issues -- and suggest positive ways to make a difference
  
• News from the California Child Development CORPS: Working against budget cuts -- locally and statewide
  
• News from Parent Voices: Parents come together to create platform on family issues
  
• News from the Children's Advocates' Roundtable

In English at http://www.4children.org/current.htm
In Spanish at http://www.4children.org/current.htm#esp
In Chinese at http://www.4children.org/current.htm#chn