Raising A Skeptical Kid with Ronald Crouch

Dr. Crouch, or Dr. Dad as he is known online, is a psychologist, former meditation teacher, and author. He has published research in peer-reviewed academic journals, written therapy workbooks for children, and is the author of the Beyond Belief book series, which teaches children critical thinking skills using fun paranormal mysteries.

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Inventing the randomized trial and the 1835 trial of homeopathy https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1676327/

00:00 Intro and bio

 01:56 How did Dr. Dad, raising a skeptical kid.com, andBeyond Belief come about?

 02:56 Some definitions: What is skepticism, and what is critical thinking?

 07:41 S.M.A.R.T skills

 08:45 Response to: children are too young for criticalthinking, leave it to their parents and don’t ruin childhood.

 10:55 What does research say about children and criticalthinking?

 12:10 How to instigate critical thinking skills in children

  13:28 Using spooky things and urban legends to teach critical thinking

 16:43 Children teaching CT to adults

 17:37 “Science itself isn’t enough to teach criticalthinking skills” - scientists that go astray, MDs that become homeopaths or acupuncturists

 20:54 Homeopathy explained

 24:54 A test of homeopathy

 26:36 Using critical thinking to evaluate authority

 29:35 Using paranormal shows to instill critical thinking

 36:52 Critical thinking field trips

 40:32 Beyond Belief books series for kids

 42:27 Critical thinking for seniors…

 46:10 Meditation and critical thinking

 50:31 Dr. Crouch’s therapy workbooks for children, educationabout emotions and regulation of emotions

 51:28 Wrapup and outro