How to Parent a Child with Vystopia

Clare Mann December 16, 2019

Seeing your child suffer with vystopia is doubly painful. You don’t only have to help them deal with animal suffering but struggle with being ridiculed or shunned by other children for being vegan.

Vegan Possum is a podcast for vegan parents wanting to protect their children, yet want them to become strong voices for a kinder world. In this podcast with Bryony Sumner, Clare Mann provides tools and techniques to help parents and children manage vystopia.

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