St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-08-11
Parental Mismanagement.


Thirdly, | will alludr to the Scoldinn
and threatening methods of Spoilinn
children. Correction and repruof ar,
proper and necessary III family govern
ment but constant fault finding is
wrong and ruinouS. To ignore tn,
good. and ALWAYS crIISIIre the bad, tend,
To discourage the child. and leaves him
1" contract habits of hccdlc>>ncSS, and
n"at along the current fpaSSion and evil
Influence regardless of consequences
HIS good qualities and commendabl,
conduct should be recognized 10y Kind
words of approval In this wav. that
pride of character and Sclf-rcSpcct may
hc cultivated which will prevent much
OF the wrong that parents are obliged Ia
rchuke aud punish.
The habit of threatening children is
equally objectionable. The desire OF
the parent Is to enforce obedience with
ont severity; but the result i very diff
trIrnt. Obcdicncc i not rendered, and
the failure To secure it 10y threatening
di>;lrm> authority. Not only 50. hut
every uncXrcutcd threat gives the child
an example of tal>chood. What does
hc cane about the oft repeated a>>Ilr-
amrc tlat he will hc shut up in the
dark closet. or ''>cnt to the cellar" on
skinned alive" ,i,,,. L, Ln.,,,. ,I,.,,
neither the imprisonment mon the skin
min" Is likely to follow or if. hN chance.
the. Threatened nuuisbm,,t i un,I,.,
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his own uhiIit, +, win in ria. t,I,
liz, has learned +, coutrnI ,u..b r.,-
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nppnrtuuity. And when ,,.ti,u- -
parents 81 often contradict tL,.i,. y,rJ.
children will naturnlI, learn tb, l.,>n,
aud contract the habit of lyiun WL,t
a harvest Of in>uhor,liuatinu and mis-
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which h,,,. h.,.,, r,,r.d uuI.,.u,L ,,,;-
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