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Scientific evidence links early environments to immune, metabolic, and cardiovascular development, making prenatal and early years especially sensitive. 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Introduction 3  \n\n| II. What are cultural mindsets and why do they matter? 6 |\n| --- |\n| III. Methods |\n| IV. What are we trying to communicate? |\n| V. How does the American public think about climate change and early childhood development? |\n| VI. How is the field communicating now? |\n| VII. What is the media discourse on climate change and children? |\n| VIII. Emerging recommendations for communicators |\n| IX. Future directions for research and testing |\n| X. Conclusion |\n| Appendix: Research methods and samples |\n\nEndnotes 58  \nI. Introduction  \nClimate change is a present reality,1 and children are among those most at risk of long-lasting harm to their health as a result.2 Burning oil, coal, and gas releases harmful pollutants, as well as excess carbon dioxide, which leads to the warming of the Earth. This increase in temperature drives worsening disasters like wildfres, heat waves, and foods. In the United States, the devastation caused by the Los Angeles wildfres in January 2025 was a chilling reminder that climate change is impacting us now andwill continue to in the future. The particular impact of such climate-related events on child development is a hugely pressing yet ofen overlooked area.  \nScientifc research tells us that young children's brains and biological systems—including their immune, metabolic, and cardiovascular systems—develop in an interconnected manner and are shaped by their environments. These environments provide both enriching experiences and opportunities that support healthy development, as well as adverse exposures that can hinder it. Certain periods, including the prenatal stage and early childhood, are especially critical, as developing biological systems are highly sensitive to environmental infuences. The conditions in which children grow up play a key role in shaping their physical and mental health, learning abilities, and social-emotional wellbeing, both in childhood and later in life. Climate change is changing the environments young children grow up in, and this has, andwill continue to have, an impact on them into the future.3  \nDespite the risk of negative consequences of climate change for children’s health and development, this is not an issue that the public is widely aware of, nor is it the focus of media coverage on climate change. In an analysis of all online news articles mentioning climate change from October 2023 to October 2024 (over 2 million) and all tweets over the same year (over 4 million), only 4 percent included any mention of children. Less than 2 percent mentioned children’s health and development. Leaving children out of the conversation ignores the outsized harm they will face if we don’t act now to mitigate and adapt to the changing climate. It also allows the issues of climate change and early childhood development to remain unconnected in people’s thinking.  \nThis brief presents the cultural mindsets that people in the United States use when thinking about the impacts of climate change on early childhood development. Cultural mindsets are deep, assumed patterns of thinking that shape how we understand the world. They are broadly available to people who share a culture and maybe cued to help people understand an issue or make decisions. Frames that cue mindsets that align with our communications goals, and do not cue mindsets that counter our goals, areproductive. This brief includes the most common mindsets, as well as less common, but still available mindsets that show promise for productively reframing the issue. Examining the available cultural mindsets about this topic gives us important insights into the challenges and opportunities communicators face. Our existing cultural mindsets can alternately enable or stand in the way of the transformations needed to help children t","cbCaicCHYNI6yWwk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicCHYNI6yWwk","pdf",631027,"English","# Introduction\n## What are cultural mindsets and why do they matter?\n## Methods\n## What are we trying to communicate?\n## How does the American public think about climate change and early childhood development?\n## How is the field communicating now?\n## What is the media discourse on climate change and children?\n## Emerging recommendations for communicators\n## Future directions for research and testing\n## Conclusion\n# Appendix: Research methods and samples","[{\"question\":\"Why are early childhood years especially important for climate-related impacts?\",\"answer\":\"Prenatal and early childhood periods are highly sensitive because developing biological systems respond strongly to environmental influences. 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