Do you have curious children in your life? Our new children’s book can help you answer big questions such as ‘why is there war?’ and ‘why do some people go hungry?’. Get your free book and help the children in your life make sense of our world.
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"Mum, why do some people have to leave their homes?"
"Grandad, what is war?"
When children, with their keen powers of observation, ask big questions, we find ourselves in a difficult position to answer them. Even though we as adults have become accustomed to an unequal world, we generally want to protect our children from these difficult topics. It’s also very easy for caregivers to feel overwhelmed about how best to answer them.
‘Why is the world unfair?’ helps the children in your life understand our world. Click play on the video for a sneak peek.
The world can often be unfair, but by discussing the important issues in this free book, you’ll have a way of explaining why this happens. Most importantly, you will be able to talk about issues in a way that children can understand and process safely.
This book is intended to give children the courage to question the unjust world and develop a sense of justice. It explains that even if the world is sometimes unfair, we can approach others with empathy and mindfulness and actively help shape our environment.
There are also practical tips included so that children reading it can feel like they are making a difference, no matter how small their actions.
This book is for all children and everyone who cares for them. Together, we can make the world a more equal place, for everyone.
Explaining topics like inequality to children can be tough. That’s why we developed ‘Why is the world unfair?’, an educational children’s book to help answer questions about war, hunger, refugees and extreme drought.
It’ll help your little person grow and feel empowered to make a difference, too!
