Parenting Beyond Belief seminar (March 1) - YOU CAN STILL REGISTER!
Submitted by FTFKDad on Thu, 02/12/2009 - 18:43.
The PBB seminar is CONFIRMED and will be held on March 1st as planned. In previous notices a registration deadline of 6 February has been quoted. This deadline was to make sure we would have the minimum registrations to confirm Dale for the event. We have achieved that number. YOU CAN STILL REGISTER IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME ON MARCH 1ST! All the details are below.
Parenting Workshop for Secular Families
Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical Caring Kids Without Religion
Register online at www.ParentingBeyondBelief.com (click on seminars)
Parents--do you have questions about raising kids without religion? Join us here in Colorado Springs on Sunday, March 1, 2009, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm for a half-day workshop presented by Dale McGowan, editor and co-author of Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion. Mr. McGowan will address the questions and concerns of secular parents regarding promotion of moral development, handling family pressure to participate in religious activities, easing fears about death without an afterlife, and how to teach children about religion without indoctrinating them.
“Parenting Beyond Belief …advises parents on the most effective way to raise freethinking, empathetic, and compassionate children,” (Parenting Beyond Belief, 2007). The book includes additional sections written by many other well-known freethinkers such as Richard Dawkins, Julia Sweeny and Penn Jillette. This is a very comprehensive, practical guide for any secular family whether you want information on handling the holidays, how to promote ethics and values, or dealing with death and belief in afterlife. During the workshop, Dale will explain and expand on the concepts within the book, and provide parents with real-world information for raising their children without religion.
When: Sunday, March 1st from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Where: The GILL Foundation
315 East Costilla Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Cost: $30.00 per individual or $50.00 per family. Workbook provided..
This event is sponsored by Free Thoughts—Free Kids, the Freethinkers of Colorado Springs group for parents and kids, with additional support from the Humanist Action League (HAL). Free Thoughts—F ree Kids is the Freethinkers of Colorado Springs new group for families. We promote humanist principles with science, nature and ethics projects and events. The group's focus is on fun critical thinking activities and provides secular families with an opportunity to make new friends. Meetings and events are held the first Sunday of the month.
For more information email ftfk@freethinkerscs.com and for an updated schedule of meetings and events visit the Freethinkers of Colorado Springs website at http://www.freethinkerscs.com