Homestead Parenting | RuthAnn Zimmerman

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We get a lot of questions about what it looks like to involve your kids in your homestead. As a mother of seven and multigenerational homesteader, RuthAnn does this really well. Join us as we discuss age-appropriate responsibilities for children, having realistic expectations for your season of parenting, the gift of boredom for our children, and more!
In this episode, we cover:
- Prioritizing tasks in a busy household
- How to implement chores in your family for the first time
- Involving children in chores according to their age and ability
- How motherhood changes over time as we grow and our children grow
- The vital role of mothers as the hub of the family
- Why it is important to bring our children along as we work through our daily tasks
- A case for letting kids be bored
- Heartfelt advice for the new homesteader on social media
- Accomplishing your homesteading goals even if you are not a planner
- The importance of sharing the homestead vision with your children
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ABOUT RUTHANN
RuthAnn and her family live in northeast Iowa. She and her husband, Elvin, have seven children and one son-in-law. Five of the children still live at home. RuthAnn and her husband have been homesteading on their 21-acre homestead since 2001. They seek to preserve the self-sufficient lifestyle of their Mennonite heritage for the next generation by involving their children in every aspect of the homestead. From raising and harvesting the meat they consume, gardening and preserving to fill the family's larder, processing the dairy from the family milk cow plus the many other skills that develop the character and integrity of a family that desires to bring glory and honor to their Heavenly Father.
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@janicew6222 7 ай бұрын

My husband once told me that I was the hub of the wheel that kept things turning, but he was the rubber that protected us fromthe road and together we would keep our family moving and safe.

@jerisharpe906 Ай бұрын

Ruth Ann should get a mother of the year award, she has so much wisdom in that curly head of hers. So much down to earth wisdom.

@krickette5569 5 ай бұрын

I'm 57 and when I grow up I want to be just like Ruthann! Seriously though, Ruthann inspires me in ways no one else ever has. My canning processes have changed, my gardening processes have changed, Many things I do here on the farm have changed based off what I've learned from her videos. I've also come to realize that many of the other homesteaders I admire also follow Ruthann which is likely what drew me to them in the first place. Most importantly of all, I can see the light of Christ shining out from her eyes and beaming from her countenance and it is beautiful.

@carolledd2001 5 ай бұрын

I think Ruth Ann is adorable I think she is a great Mom and wife and teacher. i🍅🌽🥦🥔 can listen to her all day and have watched her videos 2 times or more and have used her recipes

@scentsbyemebathbody3161 23 күн бұрын

I just so excited to hear Ruthann she is such an inspiration to me . I love her channel and her teaching us all her ways of homesteading. She has taught me things I never thought was possible to do . 💕👍🏡😊

@birgitelisabeth9661 11 ай бұрын

Ruth Zimmerman's channels is one of my favorite channels. I just would like for her to explain the concept of "raising eternal souls" a little bit, if possible.

@protofmaster Жыл бұрын

This is a helpful video. It reminds me of a saying that I heard a few years back: "If you raise your children, you can spoil your grandchildren; but if you spoil your children, you will be raising your grandchildren." Parenting is hard work, but by God's enabling help we can do it, although at times our children may not necessarily feel that we are their "friends".

@kathylane5934 4 ай бұрын

That was so neat. Ruth Ann you are very educated on the things that count. And you deep think about life. You did a wonderful job. I am so glad I found you. I love the homesteaders channel. I have farmed all my life. I am 70 and the young generation have came up with good ideas that we didn't think about. We still know what will happen from years but I do like their ideas

@marlys7426 2 ай бұрын

This is really good. I love you two ladies going back n forth. I watch a few of Ruthann’s videos each day! Thank you for the wisdom you ladies bring to us.

@leoratriden8757 Жыл бұрын

RuthAnn is one of favorites. I watch her every sat morning. 👋hi RuthAnn!

@redrosecottage Жыл бұрын

RuthAn n is amazing and full of wonderful advice. Why did I wait a month to watch/listen to this interview?

@lauraenuco7219 Жыл бұрын

Ruthann is amazing….love her!

@belieftransformation 5 ай бұрын

Excellent conversation; you’re both so easy to listen to while I do my housework. Blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦

@barbaravining571 19 күн бұрын

Ruth Ann’s garden is her planner.

@karenmickley1716 4 ай бұрын

RuthAnn I just love you and your perspective, so right on!

@jerisharpe906 Ай бұрын

Enjoy this video, learn alot. Amy looks & reminds me of my best girlfriend, who I lost over 10 years as go & I still miss her, my friend was a sweetheart as I'm sure Amy is.

@catherinehewitt7632 Жыл бұрын

I love the comparison to the wheel!!! Wow. Future homesteader here and this is so inspiring!

@wendykruk1288 Жыл бұрын

So thankful for this video, I have raised my kids but now I have grandbabies and I do a home daycare with 8 children 3 being under 2 I needed to hear this and sent this to my family too.

@ecocentrichomestead6783 Жыл бұрын

With 9 children in the house, we were put in pairs. The dishwashing task was rotated through the pairs. "They just won't do it 'right'" Perfectionism much? It doesn't have to be done exactly the way the parent would do it. It just has to be done good enough. s/he'll get better each time it's done.

@cynthiadyson1182 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely EXCELLENT!!!! You are inspiring!!! Thank you for everything you are sharing!!! God bless you!!!😊

@pcolbert4737 11 ай бұрын

You are a definite real woman who is graciously sharing and forwarding your parents and grandparents wonderful values, ethics, and life principals that our world really needs .. especially now. Thank you for your honesty and inspiration. We can always learn how to live better, how to Be better, and how to share our life with others sharing the goodness of God with others. And the best way is by our example .. honest and unpolished, … And that’s what you do! Thank You so very much. Sending Hugs 😍

@brendataylor7524 6 ай бұрын

Ruth, My mother was just like you. She did live on a farm, nor did she have a big family. But she had four kids, a husband who loved to work in the woods. She did have a planner either. She instead had a mental storage unit like you. My mother loved to garden, whether it was flowers or vegetables. Shecwas a worker like you. I admire your abortion and tinasitie. Love your podcast. Brenda Taylor Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

@lg6041 9 күн бұрын

Ruthann is amazing. I would love to hear the story of the last “surprise” child. Is he adopted too? He looks like you! You are an amazing mom, homemaker and homesteader. I have become addicted to your videos.

@thegoodoldways Жыл бұрын

Yes, as you go along, you don't have to do a lot of training, because you build a culture of how things work in your home. I love how we grow into more and more grace - the relationship is more important than anything else. This must be encouraging for young mothers. I'm a grandma now - which is so easy. Thankful for this. :)

@debbiedouglass1478 4 ай бұрын

I loved all this wonderful advice!!

@southernsunset_farm Жыл бұрын

Great Wisdom! Thanks Amy and Ruth Ann!

@Thisisit120 Жыл бұрын

All the tips and advice and tricks of raising a family is very helpful. But ultimately be yourself do yourself and work what works for you and your family. Try different things but don’t try to look like somebody else or another family. Each family is unique each family has unique ways of doing things to get the job done. And to love one another.

@undercoverbird8592 Жыл бұрын

I agree. I have Schizoid personality disorder- basically prefer to be alone most of the time. But I cook most our food from scratch then have kids help with dishes. If they are upset or misbehaving-which is rare- I tell them to sit down and plant 3 beans or something. Basil or tomato seeds in a little pot. They quickly get lost in trying to get the seeds in and 2 days later they are looking for seedlings to emerge like it’s Christmas 😂❤

@lenaphillips802 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful information! So very helpful. I would be very helpful sometime for someone to address homesteading as you age. I am 60 years old and i think of so many things i would like to do but my energy level isn’t what it used to be😊.

@suedobson6962 10 ай бұрын

Great conversation ladies!

@crisbush2034 10 ай бұрын

Just a start, I enjoy watching you and your family! I never had internet in my home until my son went to college. The best thing that came out of this is my son thanked me for not having internet like his friends because he had to use his imagination to entertain himself. Wow! The best compliment ever

@ccfarm Жыл бұрын

I am the dishwasher. Lol. Love her UTube channel!

@rosaarias7128 Жыл бұрын

great video. 🤍🕊

@andrewsusen3154 Жыл бұрын

My wife and I are approaching 30 with a 3 and 1 year old. Small property and garden with a Mountain of debt. Any tips on how to get started with this life style while dealing with large expenses?

@adelechlebeck1587 Жыл бұрын

Getting out of debt and raising littles requires consistency and faith. There is no tip that makes that easier. It's frustrating. Chipping away at debt, and consistently loving and disciplining littles is hard because it feels like so little when it's really the most important thing. Little drops of water, little grains of sand. Keep track of what you do, it helps you see your progress. Cooking from scratch is the biggest money saver and skill builder. Cook and garden with your littles and just budget time to clean up the extra mess.

@andrewsusen3154 Жыл бұрын

@@adelechlebeck1587extra mess indeed! They both make enough mess eating can't imagine what they would do helping to make it. But thank you for the response. The little grains of sand gave me an idea of taking two jars (one empty one full of sand) with every extra payment scoop sand from one to the other. That way we can all see the progress