Parenting

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… Harriet Heath

A Narrow Escape

I think this excerpt from the Autobiography of Benjamin Hallowell (Philadelphia: Friends Book Association, 1883) makes an interesting story for… Grete S. Carpenter

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… Henry Swain

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… Elizabeth Claggett-Borne

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… Heather Riley

Parent Involvement

As the cofounder of a parent-cooperative, early childhood education, community-based program that grew to become a school, I offer some… Bard Paul Michaels

Unbounded Compassion

On my first day at the 2003 Washington, D.C., Animal Rights Conference, I noticed a young woman pushing a teenage… Clark Tibbits

No Doubt

Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love. (Jer. 31:3) I don’t usually feel sleepy in meeting for worship,… Anonymous

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… Megan Ottman

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… Susan Corson-Finnerty

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… Judy and Denis Nicholson Asselin