A review by deannah
More than Happy: The Wisdom of Amish Parenting by Serena B. Miller, Paul V. Stutzman

4.0

I am simply fascinated with Amish living. I sort of want to be them, in that I want their self-sufficiency and simplicity but with the perks of electricity. This book only added to my crush. Points that stood out: making your children contributing members of the family. Amish children go everywhere with their parents: to their work, to funerals, to weddings, to church, etc. And they have responsibilities that are appropriate for their ages. They contribute at a very early age to family life. Also Community. The community I think is the reason for their success. They can parent the way that they do because they have the support of an entire community. A rather homogeneous community with identical values, just not spiritual values but lifestyle values. You can send you children to play with the neighbors and not worry about what they are watching, games their are playing, etc. because they have the same ideas regarding those topics. That is a very alluring idea.