Parents must, sometimes, have uncomfortable but
necessary conversations with their kids. The birds and the bees come to mind.
Often, the death of a family member can lead to a very real conversation about
the d word: death. And its very discomforting corollary: burning in hell.
Thankfully, there are many, many resources out
there to help you broach this topic with your children.
Youtuber and certain to burn in hell himself,
Yves Gilvelvetstein has a series of instructional videos to help parents
explain just what eternal damnation will be like. Yves is matter-of-fact,
poignant, and even funny when it comes to covering the basics and more nuanced
details of residence for the damned. With a following of over 12k and video views over 12 million, Yves has something to help most, if not all, parents.
Author and illustrator Brooke Bubez-Leeb has
published a darling 3-book series, How Are You Hell? Nice To Meet Ya,
aimed for early readers to tweeners that need the down-low on the down under (no
offense Australia). Amazing illustrations of tortured souls in excruciating
anguish alongside delightful, didactic prose will help even the most stunned
children understand what hell has to offer. Parents rave about this series and
many have commented that they feel very comfortable just giving these books to
their offspring, knowing that the underworld won’t seem overwhelming.
Developmental psychologist Erlik Teufel has
teamed up with theologian Luci Mephisto to offer a for credit online course
entitled Hell: Everything We Need To Know. With videotaped lectures and
weekly quizzes, parents can rest easy knowing that not only will they be
prepped for explaining all aspects of hell to their children, they will also be
earning college credit. And it is a complete boon knowing that it can all be
done in just 5 weeks, asynchronously, from the living room sofa after the kids
have gone to bed.
Last but certainly not least, there is Hell for Dummies from your local library.
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