images CHAPTER 4 images

The Physical Self

Amanda Metskas

Many parents, whether religious or nonreligious, are uncomfortable talking with their kids about body issues, including sexuality. Although the questions that secular parents have about sexuality may not differ from those of religious parents, the answers that secular parents seek, informed as they are by different principles, are often different.

Because secular parents forgo the easy answers that some religious parents rely on—“Wait until marriage because that’s what God wants”—the question of what to ...

Get Raising Freethinkers now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.