Take the first large-scale secular parent survey!
Submitted by FBB on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 17:38
Foundation Beyond Belief has two components -- a humanist charitable giving program, and an education and support program for secular parents.
The first task of Ute Mitchell, our Parent Community Coordinator, is taking the pulse of the secular parenting world -- finding out just who we are and what parents need who are raising their kids without religion in a predominantly religious world. I've spent the last four years immersed in this topic -- talking to hundreds of nontheistic parents across the US and elsewhere, reading, analyzing, hanging out on discussion forums -- but now it's time for something more systematic.
We've created a 5-10 minute survey to get a better sense of who you are and what you need. The first of several, this one focuses on general questions including parents' background and current attitudes, family practices, and specific needs.
A survey next week will go to existing secular parenting groups to see who and where they are, what's working for them and what's not, and what they need in terms of support. Other individual surveys will focus on specific topics including science, dealing with death, and kids' peer experiences.
Over 1000 people have already taken the parent survey since it was posted on Wednesday. We'll stop at 3000 and let you know what we find.
And if you haven't yet joined the Foundation itself, now is the time! Help us meet our April 1 goal of 1000 contributing members supporting ten charities working to improve this life and this world.
Dale McGowan
Executive Director, FBB
