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A podcast about raising compassionate, curious kids without religion. Hosted by Dale McGowan, editor and co-author of Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Freethinkers.
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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.
1The 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.
Don't teach kids to obey without thinking -- or they just might.
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.
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