St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-12-17
VOLUME 33 NUMBER 1890.

may seem 4 small matter to you, but yor
know very little about children if you
) think it a small matter to them. Tn,
feeling TO a sensitive child, that father OF
mother is not willing TO give him kiss,
Is trouble to his mind as great as the
troubea Il man i'll business might feel when
lie retlrcs ut night thinking the morning
may find him bankrupt.
again, never show a preference for one
child over another let your love be a.
equally divided as possible, and in all
your acts be guarded, that they may have
no possible chance to imagine you love
one better than the other. Never speak
OF the faults of your children before 9TH
ers, than your own family. How often
you hear mothers or fathers speaking un-
guardcdly TO some friend, in the presence
OF their children, like this =: Il really do
not know what we are going to do with
James; he is 50 dull, it seems as if he new
er would learn anything. Now, here is
our little Julia, not more than half hi,
age; she commits to memory dozen
verses from the Bible every week, to re-
peat at Sunday-school she learns every
thing 50 readily, while James can scarcely
learn three verses
What is the effect of this Oftentime.
the boy is mortified; he is ashamed 10
meet that person again; he feels dis
couraged. This is downright unkindnesS.
Pray do not do it Your very bright
little girl may make Il snowy, superficial
woman, while your dull boy grows up Il
thoroughly practical, sound minded man
Do not be in Il hurry to teach children
to read better let them get a start phys
really than TO tax their brains too early
Children of SIX or seven years are quite
young enough to BEGIN to read. They
may learn their letters before, and per
haps few little words, but do not con-
lin them to Il book earlier than this
Some people take great pride and delight
III the prccocIousncss of their children
l greatly prefer to see a child little slow
at learning than unusually quick You
Will find many Of the greatest scholars OF
tile past and present are made up of such
Is We're once considered dull boys AMI
urls. y good, sound mind, with goo
and fixed Christian principles.
Is only acquired by slow, careful study
and experience.
Children should be allowed to act and
teeI like children. They should be i'll
dulged in all kinds OF harmless sports
Let them romp in the open air As much
a. possible; encourage them in all active
sports which will tend to strengthen and
develop them physically. Go ont occa-
sIonalIy and JOIN with them: nothing j.,
more gratifying to children than to hav
grown people step down from the pede>-
tai of their dignity and trolic with them |
Life is too short and real TO try to crowd !
happy. careless childhood into manhood. |
Let them retain their youthful, ubilant
feelings Is long ~ possible take every
reasonable means to increase their pleas
ure-, then will they look back 10 the
days OF their childhood rs the happ.rst o
their lie, and ever reverence the names
of father and mother There can be no
stereutyped laws whereby to govern chll.
dren, because all cannot be governed alike
Different temperamcnts and dispositions
require different treatment. The parents
ought to hc the best ind"es In short, in
whatever you 90, act with decision with
ont steInneSS, with kindness without too
much indul gence, act carefully and prayer
fully. leaving the result TO the future and
with God.