In this closing post of my parenting series, I want to reiterate again that these opinions and perspectives spring from my specific experiences and goals. They are not intended as the be all end all in parenting, nor to imply that Mennonite parenting is better than other parenting. As parents, we all do the best […]
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I couldn’t say this better than one mommy from my church mommy group: “I think it’s a rich blessing to be a part of a social group where children are both treasured and a normal, expected part of events.” She gave the example of taking her children along to sewing circle and having the older
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While togetherness is the thing that first comes to mind when I think of what I want to give my child, I think for Ivan it may be independence. At least I know he’s commented more than once that he wants Annalise to learn to think and do for herself. When Ivan and I talk
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Often, from mainstream culture, I hear references to adolescents and teens who “hate” their parents or don’t want to be seen with them. Then I think of how it was in my family growing up. We experienced none of the antagonistic “You-have-your-life-I-have-mine” attitude that seems to be a sort of normal in contemporary parent-teen relationships.
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A couple of months ago, I received the following letter (edited slightly) from a blog reader. It was titled, “Would love to hear about parenting in the Plain Mennonite community” and reads in part: I have overlapped significantly with the Plain Mennonite communities through farm work and church experiences back in Pennsylvania and sometimes wish
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