Next Host? The Rational Moms!

authors: skepdad, skeptical parent crossing contributors, et al.

Update your feeds for a new skeptical parenting blog: The Rational Moms started posting a few days ago and are already covering lots of ground. So far? Recommended.

Ben Goldacre published an update on some questionable experiments on kids in the UK.

Dale, over at The Meming of Life Blog wrote a stellar piece recalling a conversation with his daughters about death, particularly a conversation with a secular view of such fate. You should check it out here: http://parentingbeyondbelief.com/blog/?p=311
I haven’t been sticking my nose in here much due to other obligations, but I think when the summer is over I’ll try and make a better effort. Cheers!

How does this fit into a skeptical parenting blog? The short answer: skeptical parents have skeptical thoughts, so read on.

I think they teach us that things are not always what they seem and that our eyes can deceive us — and regularly do. In fact, the very idea that young kids can’t even make sense of a simple illusion backs up my assertion that our visual perception is linked to a higher level of brain function.