The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-29
Some Facts In Raising chill
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ing without paying particular attention
to the subject, and taking considerable
pains. 1t won't do to let children run
thsir own course, and only take notice
of their faults wheu they do something
particularly bad. However, this Is
about the extent Of tie trimming which
nauy children receive. They are al
lowed to run on, undirected and un.
guarded, in whatever direction their
tcnienG!cs or circumstances lead them
then when they become thoroughly sat
Inlatcd with badness, and consequently
Troublesome, the parents begin the
hopeless task Of beating il ont Of them.
n hen children have u be whipped y
great deal, it is generally pretty good
evidence that the parents are to blame
10. vel as the children, aud are really
as deserving Of punishment. 1t is es-
pecialIy true with regard to raising
children. that "an ounce of prevention
is worth pound Of cure"
II should he borne in mind that chill
dren are altogether incapable Of judging
what is good for them, aud what is not.
II is little less than miracle for child
to grow up and have good disposition,
without any directing or restraining in.
duence. Their young minds are con
stantly acquiring false Impressions aud
mistaken IDEAS Their views Of many
things arc just the opposite of what
they would be if they were older. They
strive 10 become accomplished in little
vices Of which lew more years would
make them ashamed. Most any one
can look back to his youth and recall
many Of these mistaken notions and
some Di them there is no need TO recall,
az their consequences are still too plain.
| ly felt every day Who docs not look
back wiih regret on some Of these err
rofs If youth, and wish over and over
again he had known better, or that his
parents at least had known better, or
al least had known enough to teach him
De.ur? IL Is not much wonder that
some children do not remember their
paruats with any too much love and az
lection, while constantly suffering from
their Neglect in training, and smarting
from The effects of the vices they were
allowed to acquire aud were never
warned against.
as tie duty Of parents to root out
these BAD tendencies and false impres.
.i.as, just us fast us they spring up.
And the way To do this is 10 continually
watch cHd study children, aud as soon
as q bad quality is observed, to try ev-
cry means Of aanlshing it. But bad
tendencies will not be removed by mere.
.IT Furnishing child whenever it com.
H's q wrong act II should be made to
understand The kind of disposition the
.H". Hira.cs, aad every time this dispo.
i.on Is displayed by an act the child
s.HHI bee reminded that ii is an old
...'g and tHe same thing for which it
.1. corrected before. 1t will thus see
".a connection between the different
. -eC,1us or pInishments. |, will al
-, Iwu what It's fault is, and become
impressed With its wrougfulness, and
therefore likely to guard against it,.
BUTT is amattcr Of common observa.
''. bow l;lia effect any number of cor.
.ra'.luaa have ~ overcoming bad dispo-
"louf 10 children, without letting them
.npw what the acts indicate and what
.tae corrections are for.
Sumo s5om 10 be blinded to their
'rHi.irca'F faults by love, or if they do
sra .aou, are prevented from making
| ttam known Cu this account Although
such q way Of doing may be the result
of great love, the i'll effects Of such Il
course is anything but what should be
expected from Il loving parent. It is
strange how some parents will work for
their children; how they will strive to
give them an education and every ad.
gauGgc for the purpose of making
them successful, and at the same time
50 neglect their training that all they do
for them does not begin to make up for
the i'll effects of their neglect.
1t is to be hoped that a fuller realiza.
ton Of the Importance of the early
training of children will soon be reach.
led. That while other means of reform
ing mankind are receiving so much at
teniion, this, the most important, will
not he entirely overlooked. 1t may be
that women have right to vote, and
assist N carrying Oh the affairs of Gov
eminent, 1t may be they have as
much ut heart the good of the country
as racn, and as much right to show their
loyalty. Vet it MI seems rather uu-
called Tor, wheu it is considered what
splendid opportunities for being of use
to the country woman has ia the
sphere If raising children, and how
much ROOM for improvement there is in
this direction While woman has Ger.
tainly shown herself capable Of doing
great good in managing temperance re-
iorms and various philanthropic So
aietcs, the fact still remains that her
greatest field for doing good is in the
homo. If mothers are DESTROYS of bet
teriug the condition of the human race,
there is DO way they can show it better,
or accomplish more to that end, than by
applying their minds and all their s1.
pcyilIoGs energies to training their chill.
dfon. II has we'll been said that 1.-THE
hand that rocks the cradle rules the
world. '- Health and Home.