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by Dale MCGOWAN
Parenting Beyond Belief
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Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Foreword by Michael Shermer
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter One Personal Reflections
Introduction
Navigating Around the Dinner Table
Thinking My Way to Adulthood
Growing Up Godless: How I Survived Amateur Secular Parenting
I’d Rather Play Outside
My Father’s House
Passing Down the Joy of Not Collecting Stamps
Chapter One Endnotes
Additional Resources
Chapter Two Living with Religion
Introduction
Parenting in a Secular/Religious Marriage
On Being Religiously Literate
Choosing Your Battles
Teaching Children to Stand on Principle—Even When the Going Gets Tough
Secular Schooling
Chapter Two Endnotes
Additional Resources
Chapter Three Holidays and Celebrations
Introduction
Humanist Ceremonies
Losing the “Holy” and Keeping the “Day”
To Easter Bunny or Not to Easter Bunny?
Chapter Three Endnotes
Additional Resources
Chapter Four On Being and Doing Good
Introduction
Morality and Evil
Behaving Yourself: Moral Development in the Secular Family
Take Two Tablets and Call Me in the Morning
On Being Good for Good Reasons: Commandments vs. Principles
Chapter Four Endnotes
Additional Resources
Chapter Five Values and Virtues, Meaning and Purpose
Introduction
Double Vision: Teaching Our Twins Pride and Respect
Seven Secular Virtues: Humility, Empathy, Courage, Honesty, Openness, Generosity, and Gratitude
Supporting Your Children in Their Quest for the Meaning of Life!
What Your Kids Won’t Learn in School
A Sixty-Second Reckoned Roll of Freethinkers Historical
Parenting and the Arts
Chapter Five Endnotes
Additional Resources
Chapter Six Death and Consolation
Introduction
Before and After
The End, As We Know It
Dealing with Death in the Secular Family
Small Comforts
Additional Resources
Chapter Seven Wondering and Questioning
Introduction
Little Bessie Would Assist Providence
Thoughts on Raising a Curious, Creative, Freethinking Child
The Family Road Trip: Discovering the Self Behind My Eyes
Chapter Seven Endnotes
Additional Resources
Chapter Eight Jaw-Dropping, Mind-Buzzing Science
Introduction
Teaching Kids to Yawn at Counterfeit Wonder
Natural Wonders
We’ve Come a Long Way, Buddy
The Idea That Changed the World
Chapter Eight Endnotes
Additional Resources
Chapter Nine Seeking Community
Introduction
Building the Secular Community—However Slowly
Summer Camp Beyond Belief
Let’s Get Organized
Chapter Nine Endnotes
Additional Resources
Glossary
Additional Resources—General
About the Authors
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Parenting Beyond Belief
On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids
Without Religion
Edited by Dale McGowan
Foreword by Michael Shermer
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