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  • Sponge, Computer or incomprehensible blob of amazingness?
    Two metaphors that have evolved to reflect the workings of the human mind are “a child’s brain is like a sponge” and “the brain is like a computer.” Although well-intentioned, the limitations of these models have resulted in educational practices that fail to address the true nature of how children learn, and subsequently lend themselves […]
  • Write something, win something
    The Unschooler’s Emporium is having a drawing for $50 worth of products from their site. They sell unschooling related Tshirts, paintings, books, eBooks, and other products made by unschoolers, for unschoolers. To enter the drawing, submit an original article, to be published on their blog, using one of the following topics: - What does Unschooling […]
  • A Valedictorian speaks out against schooling
    If you haven’t read Erica Goldson’s Valedictorian speech, go check it out.  Basically, she “calls out” the insane practice of institutionalized education, as she experienced it. SIDE NOTE- Kelly Hallordson, an unschooling mom and blogger, was able to sit down with Erica shortly after this speech hit the interwebs and recorded their conversation, at a […]
  • Are you that parent?
    Are you the one who breaks the conventional parenting wisdom and just lets your kids be kids?  You’re in good company.  When Flo Gascon confessed that she’s the mom who let her kids eat ice cream for breakfast, unschoolers from all over the world fought over who got the “That mom” title.  Soon, I imagine […]
  • Free John Taylor Gatto book – The Underground History of American Education
    I know a lot of people have been passing around The Public School Nightmare: Why fix a system designed to destroy individual thought? It’s a good thing, the post is informative and enlightening. But it’s just the tip of the iceberg.  It’s part of John Taylor Gatto’s The Underground History of American Education, which is […]

Atheist Parenting Bookstore


On the “About me” page, I mentioned that we’ve started going to a UU church. Before you burn me at the stake, or think I’m crazy, the kids wanted to learn ABOUT religions and i followed a fe links, and realized that UU doesn’t require that we believe anything specific, they just strive to educate and want us to be respectful with each other. So far, that’s all fine with me.

Anyhow, one of the moms there recommended the book Raising Freethinkers: A Practical Guide for Parenting Beyond Belief
as a possible topic for a class or discussion group. It’s written from an atheist perspective. I love the conversations the author has with his kids. I love the way he answers questions with questions, helping me learn not to simply feed my kids MY personal non-beliefs while encouraging them to explore several different theories and opinions before coming to their own conclusion, or not.

I recommend this series for ANY non-believing parents who may be wanting to raise kids to be good, but not knowing how to do that without injecting religion. It’s nice to be supported in raising children with real life morals that don’t carry the burden of imaginary consequences that are inflicted by a vengeful imaginary god.

The series helps you teach your kids how to see through religion, how to respond to the religious doom and gloom their friends may be touting and how to teach kids to think logically on their own without adopting the insanity of the religious pop culture.

Here’s an interview with the author