This is a topic that I care a lot about. I have never understood the belief that there is a need for religion to make people not be shitty to each other. While I feel like this should be largely common sense, it's likely useful for some people to have it in book form.

I wouldn’t say I chose it for fun, but I downloaded a copy of Parenting Beyond Belief by Dale McGowan. It’s about bringing up children without a religious framework. I found it incredibly though-provoking and inspiring.

I would say it is geared towards secular families of all varieties living in largely religious communities, for example where the majority of children attend an act of worship with their families and yours is the one who doesn’t.

Having said that, there was a lot about talking to children, especially about science, death and religion, that I took away from it.

It’s a collection of curated essays from a wide range of contributors presenting a wide range of views, but the strand that holds it together is always that by bringing up inquisitive children committed to questioning and investigating their environment, they can make their own decisions about what to believe.