Relax, it's Just God (Signed) (First Printing) How and why to Talk to Your Kids about Religion when You're Not Religious

Russell, Wendy Thomas

ISBN 10: 1941932002 / ISBN 13: 9781941932001

Published by Brown Paper Press, Long Beach, CA, 2010

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5 X 0.5 X 8 inches; 178 pages; signed by author on the flyleaf page. Minor rubbing on the covers. Sticker on book's barcode. Few very minor, faint smudges on the top exterior edge of textblock. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages. ; Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Relax, it's Just God (Signed) (First Printing) How and why to Talk to Your Kids about Religion when You're Not Religious
• Publisher: Brown Paper Press, Long Beach, CA
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1941932002
• ISBN 13: 9781941932001
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Good+
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Gold-medal winner of a Next Generation Book Award, silver-medal winner of the Independent Publishers Book Award. As featured on the PBS NewsHour

“A gem of a book.”― LIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED REVIEW)

A step-by-step guide to raising confident, open-minded kids in an age of religious intolerance. Relax, It's Just God offers parents fresh, practical and honest ways to address issues of God and faith with children while promoting curiosity and kindness.

A rapidly growing demographic cohort in America, secular parents are at the forefront of a major and unprecedented cultural shift. Unable to fall back on what they were taught as children, many of these parents are struggling, or simply failing, to address issues of God, religion and faith with their children in ways that promote honesty, curiosity, kindness and independence.

The author sifts through hard data, including the results of a survey of 1,000 nonreligious parents, and delivers gentle but straightforward advice to both non-believers and open-minded believers. With a thoughtful voice infused with humor, Russell seamlessly merges scientific thought, scholarly research and everyday experience with respect for a full range of ways to view the world. 

Relax, It's Just God goes beyond the numbers to assist parents (and grandparents) who may be struggling to find the right time place, tone and language with which to talk about God, spirituality and organized religion. It encourages parents to promote religious literacy and understanding and to support kids as they explore religion on their own -- ensuring that each child makes up his or her own mind about what to believe (or not believe) and extends love and respect to those who may not agree with them.

Subjects covered include:
• Talking openly about our beliefs without indoctrinating kids
• Making religious literacy fun and engaging
• Talking about death without the comforts of heaven
• Navigating religious differences with extended family members
• What to do when kids get threatened with hell

About the Author

Wendy Thomas Russell is an award-winning journalist, author and secular-parenting blogger. A native Midwesterner and former newspaper reporter, Russell and her work have been featured in numerous publications, both print and online. She lives in Long Beach, California, with her husband and daughter.