Humans are changing the world in extremely complex ways, creating a new geological age called the Anthropocene. How do we – as parents, caregivers and as a society – raise our children and dependents in this new world? This multi-author book explores ways to ensure the health and wellbeing of the next generations, with a view to encouraging inclusivity and critical discourse at a time of climate crisis, inequality and polarisation. From tikanga Māori and collective care in child-rearing through to new family forms, futures literacy, and shifting economic paradigms and societal structures, Parenting in the Anthropocene is a reflection of both the world we live in and the one we aspire to. The contents: Bountiful Emily Writes (writer & mother) Parenting in the first 1000 days: Moving towards equity Amanda Malu (CEO of Whānau Awhina Plunket) Stories for the children of the Anthropocene Jess Berentson-Shaw (researcher & advocate) The future is ours to design and build Dr David Galler (intensive care specialist) Inheriting climate disruption Mia Sutherland (youth climate-change activist) When do we talk about childlessness? Briohny Doyle (writer & lecturer) Reproductive and familial futures in Aotearoa New Zealand Nicola Surtees, PhD (academic & former ECE teacher) Poipoia te kākano: Nuturing tamariki Māori Leonie Pihama (Te tiawa, Waikato, Ngā Māhanga a Tairi) Be kind Brannavan Gnanalingam (writer & lawyer) Futures literacy and youth resilience: Educating for the future Amy L. Fletcher, PhD (academic & futurist) Are our children capitalism’s succession plan? Sacha McMeeking (researcher & commentator) \—-