A podcast about raising compassionate, curious kids without religion. Hosted by Dale McGowan, editor and co-author of Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Freethinkers.
A growing game genre replaces mayhem with thinking and empathy.
Sometimes 'citizen of the world' didn't cut it. That's when I needed a crew.
When 'privileged' becomes an epithet, it loses its power.
It's hard to live in a universe that doesn't care. So we give it a face.
In the shadow of his terrible loss, Huxley wrote a moving testament to integrity.
The science you will never know can kill you, and it can save your life.
Our kids' generation sees religious disbelief as kind of...normal. Let's catch up.
When teaching your kids about religion, cast a (very) wide net.
Once my daughter decided what she believed, there was another question waiting.
Our conversation about moral development is all wrong.
Leveling the 'empathy gradient' has been one of my biggest parenting challenges.
Bertrand Russell was a champion of clear thinking. But when he felt vulnerable, another value took over.
The playful fib can serve a serious purpose in raising critical thinkers.
It's the first question mixed-belief couples hear. The answer is simple.
They were two of our earliest parenting decisions, and we blew it both times.
59% of nonreligious Americans who are married have a religious partner.
It's a fair question. Fortunately there's a very good answer.
A simple exchange in a middle school cafeteria touched on a famous study in conformity.
Losing Max was the start of my daughter's education in grief and healing.
The jury is in on corporal punishment.
I found a fun, natural way for my kids to really meet their dad.
We wanted the assistant principal's head on a platter. But some things mattered more.
I would not allow my daughter's scientific accomplishment to be erased.
Even the best science standards can be undercut by one misguided educator.
When my nonreligious family moved south, I was wound a little tight.
After my girls heard myths every night for weeks...the Bronze Age suddenly broke loose.
Both Darwin's theory and his personal opinions took a long, difficult road to reach us.
Kids should learn about evolution the same way evolution happens -- in small steps over many years.
Before we talk about how to introduce kids to evolution, let's talk about why.
The last episode in the curiosity series gets practical: What exactly can we do to raise curious kids?
A love letter to knowledge for its own sake.
To raise a curious kid, you'll have to fight the culture a bit.
Could I find one core value at the center of my parenting? I was curious.
Fear is okay for a visit, but your kids shouldn't live there.
When parents invent monsters to scare their children safe, it comes at a cost.
Don't assume your kids know they have the freedom to think.
The Santa myth is the greatest gift a rational worldview ever had.
One sentence from my four-year-old boy launched Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Freethinkers.
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