A Day in the Life of an Amish Kid. 

I recall those days of being an Amish kid! I just found your videos and love them. That silence you speak of is the greatest gift!

Growing up, my Grandma watched us while Momma worked. She would have a radio playing for background sound. She always gave us chores and made it fun. She made sure we had outside toys and we never were bored. I tried to do the same with my son and God-children.

We could all benefit from a little more “silence” in our homes. Thanks for the insight🌻

Thank you for showing us the best and the worst of Amish life. Healthy Amish family life is a good example for the rest of us.

I was not raised on a dairy farm but I did work on a neighborhood dairy farm for 7 years when I was 13 till I was 21 and moved away. Those 7 years on the farm where the best years of my life. I worked hard and even spent alot of time with the family who owned the farm we became family. I remember milking cows in a parlor morning and evening, kept the parlor and milk rooms clean, fed calfs fed and milk from a bottle, fed cows, bailed hay, stacked hay, all the things you do on a dairy farm. Even went to cow sales. I was also in FFA in school. I actually had a calf raised her to a cow and I showed her through the whole process at the local fair. I did work experience as well as my FFA project. I miss those days so much and I am very grateful to the family for allowing me to work there along side them experiencing hard work, dedication, good times and bad. I will never forget those days. I am glad to have been raised in the time where we didn't care about TV we played outside with the neighborhood kids. Even worked on my friends horse farm through my teenage years taking care of horses and even getting to show one. Another great experience in my younger years. Guess that's why I like the amish around Lancaster County and driving around down there. Just interesting how they work their farms and it takes me back to the days I worked on the farm.

Ty for sharing. Im always curious of othe communities & cultures. My Mom was Macedonian, born here in U.S.. Both parents survived The Great Depression. We were taught to make do, redo or repurpose everything. Since Dad worked daytime away from home Mom did much of the child rearing, but it was clear Dad was head of the Home. Kinda funny to me how it sounds like we were raised somewhat similar to Amish. Maybe just Old Country ways. We kids were trained to stay by our parents & learn how to run a home & experience life such as help others & live thru grief & dance at marriages & celebrate birth blessings. We "all" helped in the garden, canning, cleaning, laundry, baking, yardwork, taking care of pets, diy whatever we could or needed, respect our elders, & never have free time until work was done 1st. Other kids thought we always had a lot of responsibilities. We did have electricity but tv was very proper & conservative when i grew up & actually during most of my son's younger years, as I remember it. Grandmothers tried old country ways of match making, but that didnt work so well for us kids, lol. You are so right about work ethics. Even my son notices it & gets frustrated with those that do not apply themselves.

Amen CJ, on our work ethics we were taught growing up, I have always been so grateful to our parents that taught us the value of being a dedicated worker....

The best joke that I ever heard was from an Amish bishop that came down with a few of his sons to help me get a building back into the woods of some property I had bought. They came early in the morning and spent all day helping me and would not accept a cent for their time. At one point, we stopped to take a break. I had several coolers filled with water, and soda. I had asked him if they wanted some water or pop (I was under the assumption that some Amish drink beer) and I said “if you don’t want water or pop, I can run and get some beer if you’d prefer” and to this he smiled and said “ I like to drink latex paint thinner” I just started to laugh at the absurdity of this comment, thinking of things like enamel reducer and laquer thinner, and he said “im serious, I like to drink latex paint thinner!” I replied “Eli, how have you not went blind ?” He laughed so hard that he snorted and said “you thin latex paint with water my friend”. I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time.

SUCH A GREAT VIDEO!!!! I think that’s why I am so intrigued by the Amish… The fact that they are raised with so many skills and abilities and have such a great community and work ethic. Glad to hear you have such a wonderful family and good memories and thoughts about the Amish. Thanks CJ

It is impressive how well behaved Amish children are in public. Especially the really small ones. I don't think I've ever seen an Amish child throw a tantrum before like at the store (I'm sure it does happen sometimes). It's also impressive their skill set at such a young age!

I'd say it's not that they're Amish it's the way of life for farming families. I was farm raised with 6 siblings in New Zealand. We all had to participate in the farm and the home. We all had to help with the milking morning & night. We all have assigned job. Collecting kindling and filling the wood box, cleaning all the school shoes every night, peeling potatoes most nights for dinner, feeding chickens & collecting eggs, etc etc but we also had no TV, we did have the radio, and my parents finally bought a record player and after lunch on Sundays they would sit in the sitting room and listen to the classical music for 2hrs !!!!!!!¡. Eventually the eldest child, my brother would father scrap metal from the town dump that was out on the country roads we'd bicycle past ro school, he also collected beer bottles that you'd get money for... he bought The Beatles albums and played them on the record player at night time. We were raised strict but lovingly. So it wasn't just the Amish that had principled lives. Our Mum made sure we were given Christian Sunday School , even tho she never drove and Dad was fiercely against the Lord for his Daddy dying when he was eldest of 5 siblings under 5 (twin bros & an unborn sis at time of death in 1913). Never forgave God for hearing his mother crying & praying all those years. He died a sinner and broke my heart as I shared Jesus with him many times.

Having been invited to dinner with an Amish family on a couple of occasions, I have been amazed at how quiet a room full of children can be? Also observed that Amish kids will not interrupt a conversation between adults. They will stand quietly next to their parent and wait to be acknowledged before quietly speaking their request. Might make a good video to have them offer some parenting tips?

Thank you, I enjoy all your videos. I was raised by my grandmere Rose on the Louisiana bayou. I remember stacking wood, and it had to be stacked a certain way, working in the garden and canning vegetables and fruits. Sunday was always church and fried chicken dinner. I miss her so much

CJ you are doing an amazing job with these videos! Thank you brother for sharing your life and being real to many who have grown-up outside of the plain community. You’re doing great you are very much appreciated!

10:40 very nice funny story that you told. Entered a Catholic convent for a short time in my 20s to try out nun life. My biggest surprise was how much and how often the sisters laughed and joked. It was a joyful place. Since I love to laugh, that was my favorite part of being there.

I may not agree with the amish religious beliefs but if there is one thing the rest of America can learn from the amish I'd say the basic family values and how they teach their kids a good work ethic is what we can take and apply to our own culture

I spent lots of time with grandparents in Shipshewana growing up. A special memory was hearing the clip-clop of a horse and buggy in the distance coming our way; we ran to the door as they came down the street in front of the house. Back then the road was cobblestone (sadly now paved over).

I really enjoyed your video. ❤ Thank you for doing this. I know it is somewhat frowned upon, but my son had to do a portfolio item for school, he had to do four pages of diary entries pretending he's an Amish child, and one of the entries he had to talk about his chores... I needed to find out what kind of chores Amish children do specifically. I really respect the Amish. I've always kind of wished I was born into an Amish family. God bless you.

Found your channel about a week ago and I love it. Thank you for sharing your life with us!

There’s alot of things electronically that have hurt us more than helped. No one communicates anymore.

We rodeo’d as a family with our children growing up. They had horses to feed and calves to Dr and hay to stack. When my boys were 9 & 10 I could send them down to the sick pen to give a shot to a calf and sometimes they would do it with out being told. We ran cattle as well and all three (2 boys & a girl) as well as my wife would help brand and gather. Lots of work and they had lots of fun as well. I agree with you chores hard work at that age gives life long lessons. My children all know how to work and all love the Lord. I can’t ask for more. BTW - I never got satellite or had play station or Xbox. We practiced every day till dark can’t imagine the fight it would have been with that distraction.

Interesting fact that you bring up Little House on the prairie because it actually took place in the de smit South Dakota they still have the ingalls cabin curls and Laura ingalls are buried there and five of the nine novels for written about her experience there one of the things that I found interesting here not too long ago I was watching a true crime thing and in Wayne county they had an Amish murder a man who murdered his wife the detective quoted as saying it was the second Amish murder and 250 years of Amish history in America that just floored me I always love what you put out there my friend I always enjoy learning the day I stop is the day that I'm 6 ft down.

I regret that we didn't start farming until our kids were teenagers. Three of the four did not take to the farm. Our daughter loved it and has married into a farm family. Our grandson who is almost four is very happy. His favorite place is in the shop or on a tractor or combine. He has his own chickens and feeds and waters them and gathers eggs. When he was at our farm this spring, he begged to help feed the cattle and plant the garden. It is a shame that only 2 percent of the children get the experience anymore.

How do the Amish raise their kids to be so well-behaved? I would love to hear more on this!

You are so right!! In more ways than you can imagine. Thank You. We agree.

You are so right. Most people have almost, no sense, of what a good work ethic is..

Need more good people like this 🙌🏽

Wow thanks CJ that was another great video

No I didn’t hear the fridge. I wasn’t Amish but as a kid we had to make our bed in the morning fix our own breakfast then school after school before playing homework and chores had to be done.. worked in the fields then when we were old to have part time jobs then we didn’t have to work in the fields any more. You’re right it’s good for kids to learn that way

Yes I grew up working from dawn to dust, it felt like we never had family time🤦‍♀️but I appreciate it now what I was taught 😉

I wonder whether it can be called child labour. Historically child labour has been abolished in industry first, in farming last. I guess it makes a lot of difference whether their workforce is exploited or they actually learn how to do things without getting exhausted in a way not suitable for their age. The silence, now that sounds very romantic. Most of us live in a sea of noise, be it from traffic, media or many other sources. Even better, going out at night and marvelling at the stars if no big city is nearby ... All children have a natural drive to move and being told to sit still is not natural. Exploring the world outside, barefoot, with friends, finding new marvels and things to do every day by yourself, being actually allowed and able to take your own decision and not having someone else organize every detail of your life ... all of this is so important for development.

Great video! Thanks for sharing!!

Hello from Arkansas

5:08 picture of new idea L62 easy way hay lift just got one to restore and use because I need a fossil fuel free backup to save hay I have a complete set of horse drawn hay equipment all of it needs restoring tho it took weeks to free the drum rake on that L62

I like the quiet still silence.

Oh my goodness…. On my Father’s side….. great grandfather, he was about 87? When I was even born…. my grandmother, and my father…. All said/ my Dad still says “worsh”….. that part of my family was for sure of strong German decent…. I have no knowledge of Amish….. large number of them in Mi, and still have family farming in Mi. So interesting, as I never heard others say that word?

I for some reason cannot sleep without some sort of noise.

Appreciate your gratitude…it’s encouraging and a wonderful attribute.

Hello CJ, new to your channel and I have been watching most all your videos. From Michigan near Holland, which is known for Tulip Time and honestly it is when all the locals around here leave town. Lol. Great videos and thank you for doing them. I hope you and your family are doing well. 😊

An interesting thing about being a former Chicagoan is that I got to occasionally see people coming in on the trains to Union Station from all parts of the country, some from very far away, and there were a few occasions when I got to see or meet Anabaptist, Mennonite and Amish families with their children, perhaps seeing a large city for the very first time ... and I'm certain I've never seen such beautiful little kids in my life. The skin and eyes on the young boys and girls were so healthy they looked almost otherworldly, like fantasy characters from a creative painter's imagination. Something that just needs to be seen rather than described. No doubt in my mind, they're doing something right.

Both sets of my grandparents were Amish. I’ll never forget the silence you talked about. Only I remember the hissing sound of the gas lamps and the clocks chiming! Maybe they don’t use gas lamps anymore?? Grandma almost burned their house down once when filling a lamp. It spilled and ran under the gas refrigerator and ignited. It was very cold and she didn’t want to take it outside. Pretty much gutted the first floor and she had some burns.

Being raised on a farm, I think is great. You want to eat your carry share of the load, depending on age. It is a team effort.

Cool❤

God bless you brother

0400: up to milk the goats 0430: chastened for not getting the milking completed on time. 0500: toss hay to the Clydesdales 0530: chastened for looking enviously at the English kids riding past the farm in a motor bus. 0600: feed the chickens 0630: ready thyself for breakfast and for lessons at the amish educational center/aka church 0700: make mad dash to the wooden detached toilet while thy cousins wait in the bunkboard wagon to take thee to school. 0730 - 230: try to pay attention to teachers but fret over chores when school let's out. Also avoid smiles from 12 year old Martha Yoderhoffer who was just four years away from being a spinster. 3:30: Hide in corn silo until cousin Martha rides away, then puts in earphones and listens to a cassette tape of Justin Timberfarm. (Cautious not to get caught listening to Devil's English influence.) 4:30: it is time for dinner, final chores, study lessons and then warm milk before bed. Wash Rinse Repeat

Talk about the silence you forgot to mention The tick tock of a clock 😅 those were the days

Amish families and communities look so Americana and pure, from the outside. But not all are so righteous. The Amish communities are insular, and their mischief and abuses are protected by that image. There's a lot of wrong-doing in some of these families. After all, they are people too.

Is there a specific reason for the boys having bowl cuts or is that just the fashion lol

Think of TV as what it provides, programming. But you don’t have to accept everything they are putting out, you can choose. I am not an avid watcher, but at the same time it doesn’t have any control over me if I watch it and I refuse to give it any power over me.

I enjoy this tho cuz it makes me not so afraid to talk to em cuz I'm not so proper I'm a scatterbrain...

Personally, I would think that a public school would be a more dangerous place for Amish kids morally. With the things that are now taught in public school, it is not a good place for Christian children. Regardless of whether they are Amish, Mennonite, or even Catholic... Public schools have become a bad environment for any people who have conservative religious beliefs.

Thank you in advance... :)

You mentioned visiting Amish and showed video of your childhood home. I am assuming that means that not all communities shun everyone, even children who leave or declihe to be baptized into the community.

I always say ' worsh". My kids always made fun of me.

I have a question for you. Do you use Amish soap? I am hearing it is very good for the skin. Do Amish women have nice youthful skin? Does their skin look young for their age because of the homemade soap? Would appreciate it if you addressed my questions, please?

Is Amish Acres in Nappanee accurate as to the food etc. ?

Do Amish kids play with stuffed animals, or is that too worldly?

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What if they have a kid with disabilities, that need a great amount of care, like CP?

If the children go to public school, do they stop after 8th grade or go on to high school.

Enjoy your videos. I’m a bit confused though. If you joined the church and are no longer Amish how are you not shunned?

It's illegal to live simple and off the farm in Michigan...

Why did he write "worsh" your dishes? Even though I thought it was funny, I didn't get the joke.

Thought amish couldn't use rubber tires??? But Mennonite could use rubber tires... amish by my house in my house go to their amish school by buggies... and I hear that clip clop almost daily...

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Slavery of children and animals. Sounds tragic and awful.

Kinda like living on Gilligan's Island !