Bad Stuff in the News: A Family Guide to Handling the Headlines

by Thomas Harman, Marc Gellman, Monsignor Thomas Harman, et al.

Book Overview

In this essential handbook for modern youth, the nationally admired rabbi-and-priest duo known as the God Squad help readers cope with front-page news disasters--from the terrorist attacks of violence, substance abuse, environmental destruction, and hate crimes that plague our world. With exceptional compassion and insight drawn from years of counseling experience as clerics, they explore the complex factors leading to such tragedies; then, they reveal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587172321
• ISBN13: 9781587172328
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

excellent

Once again the Rabbi and the Priest do an excellent job with a most difficult subject. This book is a must read for any young person who sees the world as a disturbing, evil place. The authors put things in the right perspective and provide their uncanny insights as to how to overcome the fears of living in todays society.

Does The News Upset Your Child

Bad Stuff in the News - Discusses how such problems as terrorism, child abuse, and hate crimes are reported in the media and some things that individuals can do to help children understand these problems.