Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-06-07
Hints on early Education.
FROM ABBoT's MAGAZINE. |

FROM ABBOT'S MAGAZINE.
|. Judicious mothers will always keep
in mind that they are the first book read,
and the last laid aside in every child's libra
ry. Every look, word, tone and gesture,
nay, even dress, makes an impression.
?. Remember that children are men in
miniature-and though they arc childish
and should be allowed to act as children,
still all our dealings with them should be
manly though not morose.
8. Be always kind and cheerful in their
presence-playful, but never light, COM
municative, but never in statements nor
vulgar in language nor gesture.
4. Before a year old submission should
be secured; this may be often won by kind
ness, but must sometimes be exacted by
the rod, though one chastisement | consid-
er enough to secure the object. lfnot, the
parent must tax himself for the failure, and
not the pervcrsenesS of the child. After
one conquest, watchfulness. kindness and
perseverance will secure obedience.
5. Never trle with child nor speak
bescechingly to it when it is doing any inn
proper thing, or when watching an op-
portunity to do so.
6. Always follow commands with
close and careful watch until you see that
the child does the thing communicable
lowing of no evasion nor modification.
unless the child ask for it, and it is cx-
prcsslv granted.
I. Never brake promise made to
child, or if YOU do, give your reasons, and
if in fault, own it, and ask pardon if ne
S. Never trnc with a chili's tecE~.-
when under discipline.
9. Correcting child on suspicion, or
without understanding the whole matter,
is the way TO make him hide his faults by
cquivoca'iQn or lie, to justify himself
or to disregard YOU altogether, because he
sees that you do not understand the case,
and are in the wrong.
10. When child wants that which it
should not have, or is unwilling TO do as
the parent says, and begins to fret, de-
cidcd word spoken in kindness, but with
authority, bushes and quiets the child at
once; but half yielding and half unyield-
inc method only trets and teascs the child,
and if denied or made to obey, ends in a
cry.
IL. 1t is seldom we'll to let the Child
"cry it out" as the saying is. 1fput in 4
corner or tied to your chair, it should
not be to cry or make noise. Indeed, cry.
ing from anger or disappointment should
never be allowed. A child soon discovers
that its noise is not pleasant, and learns to
take revenge in this way. If allowed to
"yent their feelings" when children, they
will take the liberty to do so when men
and women.
y. Never allow child to cry or scream
on every sli ght occasion, even if hurt, and
much less when by so doing it gralliles a
revengeful or angry spirit. This should
be specially guarded against in infants OF
ten. twelve; or eighteen months, old, who
often feel grieved or provoked when a
thing is denied or taken from them.
l3. Never rcprove child scverly in
company, nor make light of their feelings,
no! hold them to itidicule.
II. Never try to concca' any thing
which the child knows yon have. but by
YOUR conduct teach him to be frank and
manly and open-never hiding things IN
his hands nor slyly concealng himself or
his designs. ;,
Is. Kindness and tenderness Of feeling
towards insects, birds and the young, even
of such animals as should be killed ii old
excepting poisonous oncs) arc to be care
fully cherished.
iG. am pleased with such children as
allow those roses and flowers that blossom
on the Sabbath % remain on the tree to
praise their Maker in their own beauty
and swcetness.-sThis is the incense OF the
heart. whose fragrance smells to h 'aven.