Bad for You: Exposing

<p>SHOULD U.S. COMICS BE BANNED?</p><p>&quot;SATANIC&quot; HARRY POTTER BOOKS BURNT</p><p>PLAYGROUNDS POSE THREAT TO CHILDREN</p><p>TEXT-MAD YOUTH LOSING WRITING ABILITIES</p><p>CHILD SUSPENDED FOR BRANDISHING CHICKEN</p><p>SOCIAL WEBSITES HARM CHILDREN'S BRAINS</p><p>STUDENT ARRESTED FOR &quot;PASSING GAS&quot; AT SCHOOL</p><p>These are all real headlines screaming about the terrible stuff that's out there . . . stuff that's supposed to be BAD FOR YOU. But, honestly -- is it?!</p><p><i>Bad for You</i> asks this question and many more -- and not just about the things that modern parents fear like violent video games, social media, and dirty hands. Stuff in this book goes back centuries -- all the way to Plato (yeah, that one) and his worries over the new &quot;technology&quot; of his time: the written word! Kevin C. Pyle and Scott Cunningham cleverly expose the long-standing CAMPAIGN AGAINST FUN for what it really is: a bunch of anxious adults grasping at straws, ignoring scientific data, and blindly yearning for the good old days that never were. <i>Bad for You</i> presents the facts, figures, and a whole lot more -- in eye-grabbing graphics -- to debunk these myths and give kids the power to prove there's nothing wrong with having fun . . . or with being young.</p>