The Osceola times., 1884-02-16
DO: ANTiTHESlS or DON'T.
Number Three, which is Expressly Ad-
dressed 10 Mothers.


have children as well as yourself
De believe a child's statements until
YOU are sure they are incorrect mistrust
breeds enlargement.
Do reflect that pert child is an sbomi.
nation; train your children TO be re-
spe"tful and to hold their tongues in the
presence Of their superiors.
DO, if the baby cries, warm its feet be-
fore you dose il.
DO sing TO the little ones the memory
of a nursery song will cling To them
through life.
DO attend 10 them yourself; a go.bc-
tween betwixt mother and child is like
a middle-man in business, who gets the
largest share of the profits.
DO dress the children sen.ibly cover
up their limbs in winter, and study
health first and appearance second.
Do show the children that you love
them ; do not expect them TO take il on
trust.
Do, "a you grow older, win their conf
dence if you do not somebody else will.
Do maintain a respe ,tful tone to their
father before them if he is not all you
wish, still make then respect him he is
always Their father. and disrespeCt to
him is Il reflection upon yourself.
Do, as the boys grow up make COM
panions Of them; then they will not
seek companionship elsewhere.
Do let the children make a noise
sometimes. Their happiness : as i'm
portant as your nerves.
Do respect their little secrets if they
have concealments, worrying them will
never make them tell, and time and pa
tience will probably do their work.
Do allow them, as they grow older 10
have opinions of their own make them
individuals and not mere echoes.
Do remember that without physical
health mental attainment is worthless );
let them lead free, happy lives, which
will strengthen both mind and BODY
Do bear IN mind that you are largely
responsible for your child's inherited
'hdi a. ,ti, anu ildNt bdtlcil'c WIN NUNS
and hilings
DO talk hopefully to your children of
life and its possibilities you have suf-
fered
Dc teach both boys and girls the actual
facts of life as soon as they are old
enough to understand them and give
them sense Of responsibility without
saddening them.
DO find out what their special tastes
are, and develop them, instead of spend
ing time, money and patience in forcing
them into studies that are repugnant TO
them.
DO teach them courtesy by example I;
bc courteous to them.
Do as long as it is possible, kiss them
good. night after they are in bed. They
do like it go, and il keeps them very
close,
Do, ifvOu have lost a child. remember
that for the one that is gone there is no
more to do. for those remaining, every
thing hide your grief for their sake.
Do make your boys and girls study
physiology; when they are i'll try and
make them understand why, how the
complaint arose, and the remedy as far
as you know.
DO impress upon them from early in
fancy that actions have results, and that
they cannot escape consequences even
by being sorry when they have acted
wrongly.
DO. us your daughters grow up, teach
them at least the true merits of house
keeping and cookery. They will thank
you for it in later life a great deal more
than for accomplishments.
DO try and sympathize with girlish
flights of fancy, even if they seem absurd
to YOU. Ry doing so YOU will retain
your influence over your daughters and
not teach them to seek sympathy else
where.
DO remember that, although they are
all yOIr children, each one has an indi-
vidual character, and that tastes and
qualities vary indefinitely. DO cultivate
them separately, and not rs if yoH were
turning them out by machinery.
Do encourage them 10 take good walk
ing exercise. Young ladies in this coun-
tiy are rarely good walkers. They can
daT ce all night, but are tired odt if they
walk mile. Girls ought TO be able to
walk as easily as boys. Half the nervous
diseases which inflict young ladies would
disappear if the habit of regular eXer-
CIsc was encouraged.
Do cultivate little imagination in
your children when they are small,
encourage them to enjoy fairy t8res rs
they grow older, lead their tastes in the
direction of imaginative literature, | ife
in our century is TO prosaic give them a
taste for romance while they are young.
Do take them yourself, if YOU can, to
places Of amusement ; let them associate
YOU with their enioyments; when they
are parents themselves the memory OF it
will influence them in their treatment of
their children. For their sakes, enjoy
life with them if possible, clouds will
come soon enough.
DO, if YOU say no, mean no. Unless
you have good reason for changing a
given command, hold TO it,
DO take an interest in your Chiluren's
pleasure; mothers participation !. a
great delight.
DO remember that trifies 10 YOU are
mountains to them; respect their feel
ings
Do keep up high standard of princi-
ples your children will be your keenest
Judges in the future. Do be honest with
them in small things as well as in great.
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