Reddit mentions of Annabelle & Aiden: The Story Of Life (An Evolution Story)

Same. My wife and I are actually a bit concerned about this.

My best defense about this is to take every opportunity I have to teach my kids how to think for themselves. I'm always encouraging questions like, "how do you know?".

They'll hear stories from everyone. The key is to figure out which stories have actual reality behind them, and which are just for fun. Whenever I explain something I always try to explain how I know that, what the science is behind it, and what conclusions were drawn. Also I'm never shy about saying when I don't know something.

Evolution is huge for me. I teach my kids all about science, and specifically evolution. I love this book especially because while the first half of the book is about how evolution occurred, the whole second half is about how we know that.

Up until that point it's just a story, like anything else. Just like, say, stories they might hear at the grandparents' house. The difference? Well, let's turn the page and start learning.

I had the same exact thing happen. I just kept insisting she was believing in fairy tales. I also bought her a great book on evolution, Annabelle & Aiden: The Story of Life which she loved. As I read it, she said, "Oh I know, Jesus did that!" I said, "that's like when I do tricks and tell you I know magic. Look for the answers, don't be lazy and say it was magical."

We also told my MIL if she continued, she wouldn't be allowed around her grandchild.