{"product_id":"raising-freethinkers-a-practical-guide-for-parenting-beyond-belief-by-dale-mcgowan-molleen-matsumura-amanda-metskas-jan-devor","title":"Raising Freethinkers: A Practical Guide for Parenting Beyond Belief by Dale McGowan, Molleen Matsumura, Amanda Metskas, Jan Devor","description":"\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"3doojv-xwfbq6-mgozw3-6ohx7r\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1572245751\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bylineInfo_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bylineInfo\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"bylineInfo\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bylineInfo_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\"\u003eNew book.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\" id=\"bylineInfo\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eby \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"158\"\u003eDale McGowan\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Author),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"190\"\u003eMolleen Matsumura\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Author),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"168\"\u003eAmanda Metskas\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Author),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"119\"\u003eJan Devor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Author).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"centerAttributesColumns\" data-csa-c-id=\"mwxdtg-gvm2hh-2c20xh-vl0txm\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1572245751\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"centerAttributesColumns\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"centerAttributesColumns\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"centerAttributesColumns\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"centerAttributesColumns\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1623610435\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"1n4ylm-zeil8m-iacsbz-e82gwe\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003eCollects guidelines and advice for secular parenting, providing tips and strategies for addressing such issues as death, sexuality, morality, and religion while encouraging children to think for themselves.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a freethinking parent, you face a unique set of challenges in raising children with­out religious guidance. How will you help them understand issues like death, sexu­ality, morality, and religion itself, all while encouraging them to think for themselves?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDale McGowan’s popular and compassionate guide Parenting Beyond Belief was the first comprehensive book to offer a general philosophy of nonreligious parenting.  Raising Freethinkers is a practical sequel, providing specific answers to common questions and more than 100 activities for parents and their children. Raising Freethinkers covers every topic nonreligious parents need to know to help their children with their own moral, intellectual, and emotional development, including sound advice on religious-extended-family issues, death and life, secular celebrations, wondering and questioning, and more.  Here parents will discover practical and effective ways to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e -           Help children achieve religious literacy without indoctrination\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-           Explore life’s meaning and purpose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-           Promote a healthy perspective on sexuality and body image\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-           Encourage ravenous curiosity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-           Help kids come to terms with death and loss\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-           Find and create community\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete with reviews of books, DVDs, curricula, educational toys, and online resources relevant to each chapter topic, Raising Freethinkers helps nonreligious parents raise their children with confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDale McGowan is a writer, editor, and parenting educator. He edited and coau­thored Parenting Beyond Belief and lives in Atlanta. Molleen Matsumura has been a humanist activist and writer for more than 20 years and has contributed to Free Inquiry and The New Humanist. Amanda Metskas is the President of Camp Quest. Jan Devor is Director of Religious Education for the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1623610435\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"ebgqfl-8k8e08-jxlv60-iy7cu0\" data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1623610435\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"mkngq0-348q7m-8l0tbx-921b9\" data-cel-widget=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1623610435\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"gv9gli-d3mpef-eu2uv8-3zt23n\" data-cel-widget=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget c-f\" data-csa-op-log-render=\"\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"DsUnknown\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"DsUnknown-4\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-painter=\"tell-amazon-desktop-cards\" data-csa-c-id=\"7hefuq-4ebrnq-6l9zjd-nb0a92\" data-cel-widget=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"CardInstance1AD_5j13wxve4hPBKVhNbQ\" data-card-metrics-id=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_3\" data-acp-tracking=\"{}\" data-mix-claimed=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Amacom Books\u003cbr\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2009\u003cbr\u003eEdition ‏ : ‎ 1.12.2009\u003cbr\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎ 269 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0814410960\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0814410967\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds\u003cbr\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMACOM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47883601150117,"sku":"RAISINGFREETHINKERSBOOK","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/9383\/1077\/files\/71jsYOEgEvL._SL1500.jpg?v=1780530746","url":"https:\/\/www.thesurgeonsknots.com\/products\/raising-freethinkers-a-practical-guide-for-parenting-beyond-belief-by-dale-mcgowan-molleen-matsumura-amanda-metskas-jan-devor","provider":"the-surgeon's-knots","version":"1.0","type":"link"}