Energy Savings

Education Starts at Home

 

Teaching Kids to Save Energy are Parents Concern

As they say, everything should start at home. Saving energy is a great way to start in teaching your children to be more aware of their environment and their issues. Here are some energy saving activities one where your kids can participate actively and has easily measurable results:

  • Teach your kids to be more conscious of their surrounding. Assign them to turn off appliances that are not being used and report leaks or other malfunctions in your furnace or other appliances.

Teaching kids to switch off appliances after use

  • With all the gadgets and gizmos kids have these days from music players to gaming consoles, encourage them to try and use these object, one at a time and never all at ones.

Teaching kids to conserve water

  • When brushing their teeth, tell them to always turn off the tap when not in use.
  • Give a curfew on using certain appliances such as no more TV after 8pm.
  • Make it a habit to open your blinds or curtains on sunny days to let the sun shine and the breeze into your home instead of opening your lights and air conditioning unit.

With these simple, easy to follow tips, you can turn your kids into a more responsible and eco-friendly individual.


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