Books

Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion by Dale McGowan (Editor)

Parenting without God: How to Raise Moral, Ethical, and Intelligent Children, Free from Religious Dogma by Dan Arel

Humanism for Parents: Parenting Without Religion by Sean P. Curley

What is Humanism? How do you live without a god? And Other Big Questions for Kids Michael Rosen, Annemarie Young

Raising a Humanist: Conscious Parenting in an Increasingly Fragmented World by Manisha Pathak-Shelat & Kiran Bhatia

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt

Humanist Families Discuss Family Life, Humanists UK online resource offering answers by members of Humanists UK to questions that affect humanist families, showing a range of approaches to common experiences.

‘Does every question need an answer? A guide to open-ended questioning for parents’, free e-booklet by Young Humanists UK.

Humanist Parenting: The Ethical Development of Children by Becca Ray, The Humanist, The American Humanist Association

‘How long before climate change will destroy the Earth?’: research reveals what Australian kids want to know about our warming world’ by Chloe Lucas, Charlotte Earl-Jones, Gabi Mocatta, Gretta Pecl and Kim Beasy in The Conversation.

The Rites of Passage Institute

“A Rites of Passage is a process that transforms you from one stage in life to the next. For thousands of years, Indigenous and Traditional communities recognised the importance of these transitions for the growth, connectedness and health of an individual and community. In modern society we have lost most Rites of Passage and instead we see young people trying to create their own, often with disastrous consequences. The need for programs that help equip young people with the confidence and tools to tackle the adventure and challenges that lie ahead are more critical than ever.” Read more.

Celebration Day for Girls

“Celebration Day for Girls (CDG) is a one-day workshop for 10-12 years old girls with their mother or female carer. This carefully crafted workshop was designed by Jane Bennett to support girls and mothers at this special threshold in both their lives, and to provide an affirming, grounded and connected celebration of the journey to womanhood.” Read more.