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Foreword by Michael Shermer, Ph.D. Contributors include Richard Dawkins, Penn Jillette, Julia Sweeney, and Dr. Donald B. Ardell It's hard enough to live a secular life in a religious world. And bringing up children without religious influence can be even more daunting. Despite the difficulties, a large and growing number of parents are choosing to raise their kids without religion. In Parenting Beyond Belief, Dale McGowan celebrates the freedom that comes with raising kids without formal indoctrination and advises parents on the most effective way to raise freethinking children. With advice from educators, doctors, psychologists, and philosophers as well as wisdom from everyday parents, the book offers tips and insights on a variety of topics, from "mixed marriages" to coping with death and loss, and from morality and ethics to dealing with holidays. Sensitive and timely, Parenting Beyond Belief features reflections from such freethinkers as Mark Twain, Richard Dawkins, Bertrand Russell, and wellness guru Dr. Don Ardell that will empower every parent to raise both caring and independent children without constraints.
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CONTENTS Foreword by Michael Shermer Preface Acknowledgments Chapter One Personal Reflections Introduction Navigating Around the Dinner Table Julia Sweeney Thinking My Way to Adulthood Norm R. Allen, Jr. Good and Bad Reasons for Believing Richard Dawkins Growing Up Godless: How I Survived Amateur Secular Parenting Emily Rosa I'd Rather Play Outside Anne Nicol Gaylor My Father's House Dan Barker Passing Down the Joy of Not Collecting Stamps Penn Jillette Additional Resources Chapter Two Living with Religion Introduction Parenting in a Secular/Religious Marriage Pete Wernick, Ph.D. On Being Religiously Literate Rev. Dr. Roberta Nelson Choosing Your Battles Stu Tanquist Teaching Children to Stand on Principle-Even When the Going Gets Tough Margaret Downey Secular Schooling Ed Buckner, Ph.D. Additional Resources Chapter Three Holidays and Celebrations Introduction Humanist Ceremonies Jane Wynne Willson Losing the "Holy" and Keeping the "Day" Dale McGowan, Ph.D. To Easter Bunny or Not to Easter Bunny? Noell Hyman Additional Resources Chapter Four On Being and Doing Good Introduction Morality and Evil Gareth B.Matthews, Ph.D. Behaving Yourself:Moral Development in the Secular Family Jean Mercer, Ph.D. Take Two Tablets and Call Me in the Morning Edgar "Yip" Harburg On Being Good for Good Reasons: Commandments vs. Principles David Koepsell, JD, Ph.D. Additional Resources Chapter Five Values and Virtues, Meaning and Purpose Introduction Double Vision: Teaching Our Twins Pride and Respect Shannon and Matthew Cherry Seven Secular Virtues: Humility, Empathy, Courage, Honesty, Openness, Generosity, and Gratitude Dale McGowan, Ph.D. Supporting Your Children in Their Quest for the Meaning of Life! Donald B. Ardell, Ph.D. What Your Kids Won't Learn in School Annie Laurie Gaylor A Sixty-Second Reckoned Roll of Freethinkers Historical Dale McGowan, Ph.D. Parenting and the Arts James Herrick Additional Resources Chapter Six Death and Consolation Introduction Before and After Yip Harburg The End, As We Know It Noell Hyman Dealing with Death in the Secular Family Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons Small Comforts Yip Harburg Additional Resources Chapter Seven Wondering and Questioning Introduction Little Bessie Would Assist Providence Mark Twain Thoughts on Raising a Curious, Creative, Freethinking Child Robert E. Kay, MD The Family Road Trip: Discovering the Self Behind My Eyes Amy Hilden, Ph.D. Does God Exist? Stephen Law, D. Phil. Additional Resources Chapter Eight Jaw-Dropping, Mind-Buzzing Science Introduction Teaching Kids to Yawn at Counterfeit Wonder Dale McGowan, Ph.D. Natural Wonders Amanda Chesworth We've Come a Long Way, Buddy Yip Harburg The Idea That Changed the World Kristan Lawson Additional Resources Chapter Nine Seeking Community Introduction Building the Secular Community-However Slowly Pete Wernick, Ph.D. Summer Camp Beyond Belief Amanda K.Metskas and August E. Brunsman IV Let's Get Organized Bobbie Kirkhart Additional Resources Glossary Additional Resources-General About the Authors IndexNER(01): WOW
