Raising Ethical Children Without Traditional Religion

Raising ethical children without gods sounds like an oxymoron to the religious right, but millions of parents have done just that, and many are doing this daily. I'm proud to be one of those parents. My daughter is 26 now, but you never stop being a parent and trying to impart useful, humanist values to your offspring.

I invite all humanist parents, especially those within 50 miles of Stuart Florida, to share their questions and advice on parenting without traditional religion. A humanist family group will begin meeting in Stuart, Florida at 11Am, November 1, 2009 and we need all of the support and publicity that we can get. A pot luck luncheon will follow.

We will have a little music, " Imagine There's No Heaven", " Teach Your Children Well"," High Hopes","When You Walk Through A Storm", to name a few tunes. A few readings and some inspirational conversation with the parents and children in attendance will follow.

Next will be a presentation on "Raising Children From a Humanist Perspective" by Joe Beck
( that's me). I will draw upon my experiences as a Humanist Parent, former Director of Family Life Education , Psychiatric Social Worker , Stress Management Consultant, and Humanist Celebrant ( with the legal rights of a minister).

Resources for my presentation include; Parenting Beyond Belief, Edited by Dale McGowan and Raising Freethinkers, by Dale McGowan, Moleen Matsumura, Amanda Metskas, and Jan Devor.

I look forward to your comments and suggestions, Joe Beck

Mh