Ooooooooo, You Said A Bad Wooord!
How A Group Of Young People Outgrew 'Adult' Language
Paperback
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Paperback
Retail Price: $11.95
Ready to Change
the World by Word of Mouth?
Bad words are everywhere. It is rare that any of us go through one day without hearing what society considers “bad words”. But how do we stop it? Adults who curse have most likely been using bad words most of their lives. That type of habit is hard to break. So, the most sensible solution is to start with children and teach that “bad words” are not necessary and using them does not make someone more “grown up” or “cool”.
This clever insight into teaching that certain words are not necessary in life gives the reader a glimpse into a fourth and fifth grade Sunday school class. When a bad word is uttered right before the morning lesson, everyone wants to know who said it. However, Brother Rodney and Sister Eunice, the teachers of each week’s message, spontaneously decide to use the incident as an opportunity to teach the youth about ‘why’ bad words are bad, and ‘why’ we should all avoid using them.
As the morning discussion continues, these children are shown that some words are just not worth repeating. They are given an opportunity to look up certain words and when given their “real” meaning and substituting that phrase where a bad word could be used, well, it just sounds ridiculous.
Realizing that bad words don’t make anyone popular or mature, the class decides to stop trying to use them and also to encourage their friends to stop. As they are reminded that we are all God’s children and related in some way, it just doesn’t seem right to cut down someone from your “family” by directing hurtful words at them. This insightful reminder that we can all benefit from leaving harmful and bad words out of our vocabulary is a must-read for families and a very useful teaching tool in Sunday school and spiritual classes. Through blessings and encouragement of each other, the world can truly be a better place.
Paperback
Format: 5 x 8 Black & White Paperback, 45 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (Jan 31, 2010)
ISBN10: 1432742523
ISBN13: 9781432742522
Genre: SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational