McGowan Writing and Research
Additional Resources
Parenting Beyond Belief includes over ninety recommended books, videos, and links for parenting without religion. The links below are organized according to the chapters in which they are recommended. Ordering through these links will help us continue to maintain and expand this site as the top secular parenting resource on the Internet.
[See the Additional Resources section of the PBB chapter in question for brief reviews and reader age information.]
Chapter 1: Personal Reflections
Chapter 2: Living with Religion
Chapter 3: Holidays and Celebrations
Chapter 4: On Being and Doing Good
Chapter 5: Values and Virtues, Meaning and Purpose
Chapter 6: Death and Consolation
Chapter 7: Wondering and Questioning
Chapter 8: Jaw-Dropping, Mind-Buzzing Science
CHAPTER 9: Seeking Community
Additional Resources - General
Humanism for Kids, Family of Humanists, 1997
Order through www.familyofhumanists.org.
Links
- Parents’ Corner on the Secular Web: http://www.infidels.org/families/parents/
- America Online chat and message boards for atheist parents: Keyword Atheism, follow links
- Yahoo’s Atheist Parenting group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atheistparenting/
- iVillage Atheist/Agnostic Parenting message board: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-ppatheist
- Atheist Parents: www.atheistparents.org
- Family of Humanists: www.familyofhumanists.org
- Ethical Atheist: www.ethicalatheist.org
- Atheist Alliance Family Issues: www.atheistalliance.org – click on Family Issues
- Humanist Network News – Sweet Reason: www.humanistnetworknews.org
- American Atheists Youth and Family page: www.atheists.org/family/
- Agnostic Mom: www.agnosticmom.com
- The Atheist Mama: www.theatheistmama.com
- Religious Tolerance www.religioustolerance.org
- Beliefnet Belief-O-Matic Quiz www.beliefnet.com
- Bible Gateway www.biblegateway.com
Websites for Secular Celebrations and Holidays
- Secular Seasons www.secularseasons.org
- Secular Celebrations www.secular-celebrations.com
- The Darwin Day Program www.darwinday.org
- Earth Day Network www.earthday.org
- National Geographic Xpeditions www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions
- Freedom From Religion Foundation www.ffrf.org
- Family Education's "Build Your Own Stonehenge" http://fun.familyeducation.com/outdoor-activities/winter/35028.html
- Festivus: The Website for the Rest of Us www.festivusbook.com
Secular Holiday Cards
- Council For Secular Humanism www.secularhumanism.org/cards/
- Abundant Earth www.abundantearth.com
- Blue Mountain Arts www.bluemountain.com
Humanist celebrants and ceremonies
- The Humanist Society www.humanist-society.org
- The British Humanist Association www.humanism.org.uk – click on Ceremonies
Organizations
- Freethought Directory: http://atheistalliance.org/directory/list.php
- American Atheists (AA): www.atheists.org, www.atheists.org/family
- American Ethical Union (AEU) aka Ethical Culture: www.aeu.org
- American Humanist Association (AHA): www.americanhumanist.org
- Atheist Alliance International (AAI): www.atheistalliance.org
- Council for Secular Humanism (CSH): www.secularhumanism.org, www.inquiringminds.org/education
- Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF): www.ffrf.org
- Secular Student Alliance (SSA): http://www.secularstudents.org/
- The Skeptics Society: www.skeptic.com
- Society for Humanistic Judaism (SHJ): http://www.shj.org/
- The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families www.dougy.org
- The Good Grief Program at Boston Medical Center: www.bmc.org/pediatrics/special/GoodGrief/overview.html
- Inquiring Minds: www.inquiringminds.org
- National Geographic Xpeditions: www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions