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The Quaker Parenting Project: A Report
Quakerism holds a promise and a challenge for parents. The promise is that there is a way of living with…
No One Will Ever Know It
It was June 1935, and the Great Depression had settled over our middle-Indiana town like the heat and humidity in…
A Narrow Escape
I think this excerpt from the Autobiography of Benjamin Hallowell (Philadelphia: Friends Book Association, 1883) makes an interesting story for…
Welcoming Children, Boisterous and Gentle
People came to the special meeting in their own God-given way. Some Quakers stumbled in, refusing any help from family…
Simplicity with Children
Did you know that a number of over-the-counter children’s vitamins contain aspartame, an artificial sweetener that has been known to…
Parent Involvement
As the cofounder of a parent-cooperative, early childhood education, community-based program that grew to become a school, I offer some…
Unbounded Compassion
On my first day at the 2003 Washington, D.C., Animal Rights Conference, I noticed a young woman pushing a teenage…
No Doubt
Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love. (Jer. 31:3) I don’t usually feel sleepy in meeting for worship,…
Parenting within the Peace Testimony: Practical Tools for Creating a Peaceful Home
"We utterly deny all outward wars and strife, and fightings with outward weapons, for any end, or under any pretense…
The Ripple Effect of Everyday Goodness
July is a month when things slow down (at least in theory!), kids are on vacation, and families may choose…
Simple Riches: Reflections on the Work of the Quaker Parent
Judy: When Denis and I were asked to give the Michener lecture, I was daunted by the realization that we…
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