Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-08-08

Do remember that other people have chill
dren as well as yourself.
Do believe in a chid's statements until you
arc sure they are incorroct mistrust breeds
enlargement
Do reflect that n pert child il an abomina-
ton. Train your children to be respectful and
to hold their tongues in the presence of their
superiors.
DO, if the baby cries, warm its feet before
you dose it.
Do sing to the little oncs the memory of n
nursery song will cling to them through life.
DO attend to them yourself n go-between
betwixt mother and child is like n middlemau
in business, who gets the largest share of the
profits.
Do dress the children sensibly; 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 it on trust.
Do as they grow older, win their conf
dence. If you do not, somebody else will.
Do maintain q respectful tone to their fail
er before them. II he is not all you wish,
still make them respect him. lie is always
their father, and disrespect to him is a reAec-
ton upon yourself.
Do as the boys grow up, mako companions
of them then they will not seek companion
ship elsewhere
DO let the children make Il noiso sometime;
their Happiness is as important rs your nerves.
Do respect their little secrets. II they have
concenlments, ryiug them will never make
them tell, and time aud patience will probab y
do their work.
Do allow them, III they grow older, to have
opinions of their own. Make them indiyid-
uals 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 re-
sponsble for your childs inherited character,
and have patience with faults aud faiings
Do talk hopefully to your children Of life
and its possibili.ios; you have no right to de-
press them because you have suffered.
Do teach both boys and girls the actual
facts of life as soon as they ore old enough to
understand them, and give them a sense Of
responsibility without saddening them.
Do find out what their special tastes are
and develop them, instead OF spending time
money and patience in forcing them into stud
les that are repugnant to them.
Do teach them courtesy by example. BE
courteous to them
Do, as long as it is possible, kiss them good
night after they are in bed. They do like it
cOi anu ~ hotbh tutul Nbly CiOht.
Do, if you have lost child, remember that
for the one that is gone there is no more 10
do; for those remaining everything. Hide
your grief for their sakos.
Do make your boys and girls study phys.
ology. When they are ill., try to make them
understand why-how the complaint arose and
the remedy, as far as you know it.
Do impress upon them from early infancy
that actions have results and that they cannot
escape consequences even by being sorry,
when they have acted wrongly.
Do, as your daughters grow up, teach them
at least the true morris of housekeeping and
cookery they will thank you for it in later
life great deal more than for accomplish
ments
DO try and sympsthizo with girlish flights
of fancy, even if they seem absurd to you
By doing so you will retain your influence
over your daughters and not teach them to
seek sympathy elsewhere.
Do remember that, although they are all
your children, each one has an individual
character, and that tastes and qualities vary
indefinitely. Do cultivate them separately.
and not as if you were turning them out by
machinery.
Do encourage thom to take good walking
exercise. Young ladies in this country are
rarely good walkers. They can dance all
night, but arc tired out if they walk a mile.
Girls ought to be able to walk as easily as
boys. Half the nervous diseases that afllict
young ladies would disappear if the habit of
regular exercise was encouraged.
Do cultivate little imagination in your
children. When they are small, encourage
them to enjoy fairy tales and as they grow
older lead their tastes in the direction of i'm.
aginatiYe literature. Life in our country il
too 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 enjoyments. When they are parents
themselves the memory of it may influence
them in the 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
nave good reason for changing given com
mand, hold to it,
Do take an interest in the pleasure of your
children mothers participation is a great
delight
Do remember that triAes to you are noun.
tains to them respect their feelings.
DO keep up high standard of principles /;
your children will be your keenest Judges in
the future Do be honest with them in small
things as well as in great If you cannot tell
them what they wish to know, say so rather
than deceive them.
Do reprove your children for tale-bearing :;
child allowed to carry reports from kitchen
to parlor is detestable.
DO send the youngsters to bed early de-
eide upon the proper time, and adhere TO it.
DO remember that visitors praise the chill
dren as much to please you as because they
deserve it, and that their presence is ofteper
than not an inhiction.