On March 15th, some New Zealand students will 'bunk' school to strike in a bid to push politicians to act aggressively on climate change.

It follows a string of similar protests around the world, where school students have been staging regular strikes in order to fight back against climate change. 

Emily Writes is an author and parenting blogger. She joined The Parenting Squad on The Weekend Collective to share her advice on whether kids should be encouraged to participate in the march.

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