‘The Quaker testimonies seemed to speak directly to my ambitions as a mother.’ Photo: by guille pozzi on Unsplash
Family matters: Ashleigh Luther on Quaker parenting
‘We found a way of being together that was rooted in our values.’
by Ashleigh Luther
8th April 2022
The amount of guidance on raising children is overwhelming, and often contradictory. Some parenting trends may be fleeting, but others come to define a generation, and often challenge the practices of those which have gone before. How we approach it all will often depend on our own childhood experiences, and what is popular among our peers. Parents of faith also consider how their spiritual values will inform their parenting. As a young Quaker mother, this has certainly been the case for me.
