St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-23
st. 9ohnsburn G'alrdonian.
How to Govern the Baby.

Faith Rochester," in her Home Top
les M the American .hgrirUlturi>t. SAYS
he questions of an old PLAYMATE q
mime. which came To me Yesterday in
letter. Is much like questions othc
mothers sometimes ask me. She SAYS
Il 1t" :" wish could see You with You
little flock. and see how Nou man
manage with them, and with house
work. and sewing, and reading. an'
writing. day af'cr day, week in an,
week out. Wonder if YOU ever &c
nervous. or worried. or. in other words
lose patience. and feel like shaking tn,
children. OR. Il" you take to ii kindly
and 10y natural "r acquired grace. beau
with all their Whim>. and teasing. ;uo
maughlinrsS, without feeling like slap.
ping them. oh wish did know how
l"u manage them. For instance. when
they alc about two Years old. like G.
and N"u tell them not to 20 outside he
gate, and they know all that you mean
lat every chance they get run off. what
a." l"u do with them! Do Won even
whip 1t is my belief that child can
not h" made to mind without feeling Il
hurt. But | have some friends. in whom
| feel great confidence. who never III
!iiCt punishment for diSuhcdirncc. and
Nho think IL Il great shame to whip T.,
child. and win" insists that children
:,hail he governed by love. BUT the
Truth i. the child of those parents
have in mind. does not behave. half 81
we'll aS G. Now am sure do not
kn"w what is the right way. and | wish
! dId. ! would like To see my boy mind
the first time he is spoken to. and al
NAYS wondered to hear people tell Il
child half Il dozen times to do It ccrtai:,
thing. but baby hardly ever minds the
inst time We speak to him. ! don't
want l." 20 around with Il whip in my
hand all the time. and if v"u. with long
%cr experience. have learned the WAY, |
would like To h" led.
cannot say that have learned .'th,,
VA" to make children OF any aye laimd
always. the first time they are -pukrir
to. have daily trials III that respect.
and | suspect that it i brcauSc my
children have 81 little fear of me. | 'io
SUPPOSE hat tu, frequent use "i Il whip
~ stick might make ''hcttrr-hchavcd''
children. than ANY who live at our
mousse. but whenever | think over the
Al
uighllN.l | tcrl sure that Il whip trl
family Use would cost more tham it
would cuIt, L.. and my prayer Is still
tor more patience. | can see that the
a, L., nt tie li,tlc ones * not real disc
Incidence that l.. il is not intentional
ThcN are lust going" t" dc what they
s:yc told, but their own business >ccIu-
very importuut to them. | has" "a
sneak st,.ruI,. ar in = tnu,. of command
iut hr;IIl eurrraty is mo- better. \
nl,,s.,ut sunnc,tinu uunht to ,utlir. ia,
rhii.lru. who stand To GlS in the rriniinr
of Iittl,. friends I'm all small mitt,r,
of = nrrsou,l nature. | think il nu,> well
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,hiId and | ,y,..,lv,,s L,Ii,;,,I!, and
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-Lut tho d.,,. d..,, ..pl,.,., hand m,
mn, thiu,hl,. and then ..ih,uk ,nu' ia,
the E,ynr. for il does seem too bad +.
call children from their pIav. to inst
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