Alternatives to Violence Project: An Interview with Steve Angell

Stephen L. Angell was an early participant and continues to be active in the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP), a… Robert Dockhorn

What Are Schools For?

Quakers can advocate for alternatives to the dominant U.S. education paradigm that is based on industrial and military ideals of… Thomas B. Farquhar

Imparting Our Values

When my children were young, I remember how challenging it could be to share my Quaker values with them—and to… Susan Corson-Finnerty

A Sacred Walk: Parenting as a Way to God

Nothing has taught me more about the constancy of God’s presence and continuing creation than being a parent. From the… Lucy Duncan

Quaker Education: Thoughts on Our Words, Our Silence, and a Very Cool Milk Jug Raft

G. K. Chesterton once said that most educational debates more or less dead-end at "Let us not decide what is… Kat Griffith

Circle Time

I loved it when we would sit down to have Circle Time. First we would light the candles so we… Savannah Hauge

Together-Together: That’s How We Nurture Each Other

When I asked my 14-year-old daughter, "What is a functioning Quaker adult?" she looked at me quizzically and responded, "I… Chris DeRoller

How Monthly Meetings Can Support Their Youth

I first came to meeting when I was five years old, with my parents and my stuffed frog. The frog… Elizabeth Walmsley

”Building Multigenerational Community within Monthly Meetings

One of the most powerful moments of my spiritual journey when I was growing up came when the youth director… Christie Duncan-Tessmer

Children, War, Play, Violence (and Barbies)

When I started out on the adventure of parenting, I assumed that I was too smart and enlightened to have… Pamela Haines

Follow the Child

I am an introspective kind of Friend who considers every decision carefully. It takes me days to mull over a… Ann Jerome Croce
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Why Young Friends Need Elders—and Why They Need Us

To be a Young Friend is to be in transition—to be in a time of great possibility, uncertainty, and formation.… Micah Bales
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