🎬 Videos(11)
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RfRx - Keeping Kids Curious with author J.R. Becker
Recovering from Religion
Have you ever wondered how to introduce children to science? Do you believe that children should grow in an environment that fosters critical thinking skills and curiosity? J.R. will discuss how he grew up in an Orthodox Jewish household, and became a secular author of humanist science children's book series entitled Annabelle & Aiden.
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RfRx - Adjustment to Parenthood with Kayce Hodos, LCMHC
Recovering from Religion
The adjustment to parenthood is one of the most stressful transitions of a lifetime. The sleep deprivation alone is enough to make you question how the human race has survived. This conversation will provide tips for managing the overwhelming demands of life with a newborn, setting boundaries with religious grandparents, and coping with postpartum depression and anxiety. We'll also cover some realistic ways you can offer support to new parents.
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RfRx - Children and Mental Health: Implications when Raising Freethinkers w/ Candace Gorham LPCS
Recovering from Religion
Aired: 01/23/2021. Children are not just little adults and their mental health concerns cannot be viewed and treated the same way we would address adult mental health. Add on a layer of nonbelief and you are truly facing a different set of circumstances, especially when it comes to seeking treatment.
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On Ambivalent Attachment
Dr, Dan Siegel
Dr. Dan Seigel talks about 'Ambivalent Attatchment' in regards to a infant's hunger and his or her mother's reaction and how the infant's mirror neurons neurologically react.
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Children Of The Evolution | Dale McGowan
OnlySky
The best way to teach evolution to your kids is the same way it happens--in very small steps over many years.
📄 Articles(13)
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Using your Values to Raise your Children
The Center for Parenting Education
Using your values can guide you to raise your children to become caring, confident, responsible and resilient. Clarify what is important to you.
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11 Ways To Make Sure You're Raising Critical Thinkers
Courtney Heard
1. Say outrageous things 2. Devices 3. Answer their questions 4. Get them to watch videos and shows that promote inquiry 5. Expose them to new places as much as you possibly can 6. Always ask them why 7. Use every opportunity to explain what evidence is 8. Science experiments 9. Talk about movies or TV shows, or books after you've watched or read them. 10. Choose your own adventure books! 11. Play devil's advocate
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Where new and expectant moms gather to share in the existential transformation of motherhood.
Danielle LaSusa
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Dr. Dad
Welcome to Dr. Dad! I'm Ron Crouch, a.k.a. Dr. Dad, an author and child psychologist. My mission in life is to help every kid have a happy childhood, and my books are all about doing that by using the best that science and psychology has to offer. If you read my books or browse this site you will see that I am a huge fan of critical thinking. Ok... maybe I'm a little obsessed with it. But I have good reasons! Critical thinking is crucial for living a happy and healthy life in our modern world. I think most of us grown ups know that is true and we try to be critical thinkers. But children need to learn critical thinking too. Especially now with the flood of misinformation that kids encounter online and in daily life, they need to learn healthy skepticism as early as possible!
📚 Books(10)
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I Wonder
Annaka Harris
"I Wonder offers crucial lessons in emotional intelligence, starting with being secure in the face of uncertainty. Annaka Harris has woven a beautiful tapestry of art, storytelling, and profound wisdom. Any young child - and parent - will benefit from sharing this wondrous book together."--Daniel Goleman, author of the #1 bestseller Emotional Intelligence "I Wonder captures the beauty of life and the mystery of our world, sweeping child and adult into a powerful journey of discovery. Magnificent "--Daniel Siegel, author of Mindsight and The Whole-Brain Child Eva takes a walk with her mother and encounters a range of mysteries: from gravity, to life cycles, to the vastness of the universe. She learns that it's okay to say "I don't know," and she discovers that there are some things even adults don't know--mysteries for everyone to wonder about together I Wonder is a book that celebrates the feelings of awe and curiosity in children, as the foundation for all learning.
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Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublesome Gaps - And What We Can Do About It
Lise Eliot
Based on years of exhaustive research and her own work in the new field of plasticity, Eliot argues that infant brains are so malleable that a few small differences at birth become amplified over time, as parents and teachers--and the culture at large--unwittingly reinforce gender stereotypes.
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Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion
Dale McGowan
Why am I here? What happens after we die? These are some of the hardest questions a child can ask--and even harder for parents to answer, especially if you've chosen to raise your child without religion. Gathering the perspectives of educators and psychologists, as well as wisdom from everyday parents, Parenting Beyond Belief offers insights and advice on a wide range of topics including: * Instilling values * Finding meaning and purpose * Navigating holidays * Coping with loss * Finding community without religion...and more The second edition of this secular parenting bestseller brings back reflections from such celebrated freethinkers as Richard Dawkins and Julia Sweeney, and adds new voices including journalist Wendy Thomas Russell, essayist Katherine Ozment, sociologist Phil Zuckerman, and many others. Wise, entertaining, and deeply supportive, the book will empower parents in their quest to raise ethical, compassionate, and open-minded children--without religion.
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Relax It's Just God: How and Why to Talk to Your Kids About Religion When You're Not Religious
Wendy Thomas Russell
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In Faith and In Doubt: How religious believers and nonbelievers can create strong marriages and loving families
Dale McGowan
This book by Dale McGowen helps partners navigate the complexities of their situation while celebrating the extraordinary richness it affords their relationship, their children, and those around them.
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Elle the Humanist
Elle Harris
Elle the Humanist is a beautifully illustrated book by 11-year-old Elle Harris, presenting humanist ideas and ethics in a way that's warm, welcoming, and accessible for young readers. It features a foreword by renowned philosopher and author Daniel Dennett.
🎙️ Podcasts(6)
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Change Like a Mother
Danielle LaSusa
Special guest Lucy Collins joins Danielle and José to talk about motherhood and death. They explore the idea that motherhood allows women to be uniquely in touch with death, aging, and change. This experience is full of vulnerability and a confrontation with one's life experience that cannot be ignored.
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My Baby, My Moral Mistake
Danielle LaSusa
Danielle wonders if the choice to have a child is morally unjustifiable. Given over-population, the current environmental crisis, and the potential for a future full of hardship and suffering, is it ethical to have kids? José defends parenthood as an expression of human development.
🏢 Organizations(5)
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Equally Shared Parenting
Our definition of equally shared parenting is this: The purposeful practice of two parents sharing equally in the domains of childraising, housework, breadwinning, and time for self.
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Camp Quest, Inc.
Camp Quest, Inc.
Camp Quest® is a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit that supports a growing network of independently operated Camp Quest programs across North America. Camp Quest provides an educational adventure shaped by fun, friends and freethought, featuring science, natural wonder and humanist values.
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Protecting children from sexually explicit questioning by religious clergy
Sam Young's Protect Every Child
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Young Skeptics Clubs
Young Skeptics was first created as an alternative to the Good News Club, a Christian evangelical group who enters public schools to proselytize to children and, according to their own materials, declares them all sinners in need of salvation.