You are, of course, interested in teaching your kids about evolution. But how? They don’t cover it in schools much lately. You can’t find any toys that are based on it in toy stores. And when was the last time you saw a children’s book about it? So what is a good, rational parent to [...]
Elyse over at Skepchick has posted this excellent article that is a wonderfully soothing, reassuring, uplifting and funny letter to all mothers-to-be on how to be rational, relax, enjoy your pregnancy, and not listen to bonehead advice. She tells some refreshing truths that you might not find in your typical “pregnancy is a miracle” [...]
Updated to add: This wasn’t clear enough in the original post, below, but we did know he would get religious content at the Lutheran preschool we chose. (We’ve been listening to the bible verses he has been memorizing all year long.) The main issue in this case comes not from the mere existence of the [...]
I often wonder how what I am interested in, and am therefore sharing with my kids, will affect their interests when they are adults.
I’m interested in science, so I talk about it frequently. My husband is good at math, and often talks about that. The kids are little sponges, listening to all this talk. We [...]
My husband and I are atheists, but we have never focused on that with our kids. We decided to wait until they are older (they are 5 and 7 now) before we explain exactly what our beliefs are. We are trying to avoid indoctrinating them into atheism, as it were. We’d prefer they grow up [...]
Skepticism isn’t something you are born understanding; you really have to learn it. Unfortunately they don’t teach this stuff in school! So let’s take Skepticism 101. Today’s lesson is courtesy of my seven-year-old daughter, Little Skeptic Girl:
Me: Do you know what Big Foot is?
LSG: Yes, I know of two Big Foots.
Me: Two?
LSG: Yes, one that [...]