Answering Your Kids' Toughest Questions, Helping Them Understand Loss, Sin, Tragedies, and Other Hard Topics

The Honest, Loving Answers Children Need to Hear. What should you say when your five-year-old asks about his dying grandma? Or when your seven-year-old wonders if the devil is real? Or when the sixth graders in your Sunday school class are talking about a tragedy they heard about on the news? When it comes to the dark and tragic aspects of our world, it can be hard to know what to say and how much. Mother/daughter team Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson will carefully walk you through difficult conversations, one topic at a time. Speaking from personal experience, informed by child development research, these two moms offer practical insights and age-appropriate guidance. Talking about tough topics may not be as hard as you think, and, more important, you'll see how these conversations can lead to meaningful discussions of God's unchanging goodness.

Publisher: Baker
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9780764211874

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Elyse Fitzpatrick (www.elysefitzpatrick.com) holds a certificate in biblical counseling from CCEF (San Diego) and an MA in Biblical Counseling from Trinity Theological Seminary. She has authored 22 books on daily living and the Christian life. Elyse has been married for over forty years and has three adult children and grandchildren. Along with her husband, Phil, Elyse attends Grace Bible Church, a reformed congregation in Escondido, California. GBC is a member of FIRE, the Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals. Jessica Thompson (www.givethemgrace.com) grew up in Southern California, the second child of Phil and Elyse Fitzpatrick. After graduation from high school, she completed a Bachelor's Degree in Theology and married Cody Thompson. The Lord has blessed Cody and Jessica with three children: Wesley, Hayden and Allie, whom she homeschools. Together they serve at Westview Church, an Acts 29 church plant in north San Diego County. In 2010, Jessica and Elyse collaborated on the book, Give them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus.

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‘These hard questions aren't random--children wonder about these issues, and they impact our everyday lives. Now talking about these questions doesn't have to be overwhelming for lack of resources. I'm so thankful for Elyse and Jessica's hard work, precision, and focus on Christ in this book.’ Gloria Furman, author of Glimpses of Grace and Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full