Answering Your Kids' Toughest Questions ~ Elyse Fitzpatrick & Jessica Thompson

Answering Your Kids' Toughest Questions is a delightful and informative book about answering all of those tough life questions that kids like to ask.  I absolutely loved how the authors took this informative book and made it absolutely fun.  From it parents can learn all about how to tackle questions that can be awkward to answer.  Topics covered are death, sin, hell, divorce, the Bible, and more.  The authors give great answers on how to address questions with developmental appropriateness and discernment of each individual child.  The following is very good and illustrative example from the book regarding how to handle the question of sin:

"What if you were a frog?  I know that's quite a leap (smile), but just play along for a moment, if you please.  And what if being a frog was against the Law of the Lily Pond?

Well, of course to avoid getting into trouble you could try to curb all your desires to jump or catch flies with your long, sticky tongue.  And every time you felt like you needed to croak, you could try to stuff that urge and sing like a canary instead...Your problem is not a problem with outward activity; it is a problem with being.  And so it is with humans and sins." (p. 23)

This example shows how creative Answering Your Kids' Toughest Questions is at relating to children and helping them understand critical issues.  The authors also back up their ability to understand children by the fact that both women have children and Elyse Fitzpatrick has a degree in Biblical counseling which helps in tackling issues with children.  This book is a great book for parents to have on their bookshelf and to help parents answer all of those tough questions!

*This book was received in exchange for a review from Bethany House Publishers*