Introduction

Bad news is all around us. It always has been. It always will be. As if personal and family challenges weren't enough, we have an attention economy that seems dead set on giving a generation of young people chronic anxiety about seemingly cataclysmic events. How can we prepare our children to handle bad news? Quite simply, by handling it well ourselves, remaining saintly and cool under fire. How do we do that? Listen in to learn more.

Additional Resources:

• Mr. Mehan's Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals
• Dr. Mehan's piece in the Washington Examiner