Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
WOMAN AND HOME.
Helpful Paragraphs for Many an
Anxious Mother.
Extracts from Joaquin MILLER and Ell
Perkins - what Is wanted Il
Death I'm the DISH
Rag-Notes.

If a baby cries. warm its feet before you
dose it,
Remember that other people have children
as well as yourself
As they grow older win their confidence;
if you do not somebody else will.
Show the children that you love them; do
not expect them to take it on tlu Y.
Cultvat, them separately, AMI not us if
you were turning them out by ma hinery.
Sing to the little ones; the memory of a
nursery song will cling 10 them through life.
Let the children make a noise sometimes
their Happiness is as important as your
nerves.
AS the boys grow up make companions of
them: then they will not seek companionship
elsewhere.
Believe in child's statements until you
are sure they are incorrect; mistrlst breeds
estrangement.
Dress the children sensbly, cover up their
limbs in winter, and study health first and
appearance second.
Allow children, as they grow older, to have
opinions of their own; make them individ-
uals and not mere echoes.
As long as it is possible kiss them good
night after they are in bed; they do like it so,
and 1t keeps them very close.
Talk hopefully to your children of life and
its possibilities; you have no right to depress
them because you have suffered.
Bear in mind that you are largely respon-
sible for your chd's Inherited character and
have patience with faults and falings
Attend to them yourself; go-between be-
twixt mother and child is like middle man
in business, WHO gets the largest share Of the
profits.
Reflect that pert child is an abomnation;
train your children to be respectful and to
hold their tongues in the presence of their SUI
periors.
Remember that, although they are all
your children, each one has an individual
chsra ter, and that tastes and qualities vary
indefinitely.
Respect their little secrets; if the have
concealments, worrying them will never
make them tell, and patience will probably
do their work
Remember that without physical health
mental attainment is worthless. let them lead
free, happy lives, which will strengthen both
mind and body.
Make your boys and girls study physiology;
when they are i'll try and make them under
stand why, how the complaint arose. and the
remedy as far as you know it.
Teach boys and girls the actual facts o:
life as soon "a they are old enough to Her
stand them. and give them sense of respon
sibilty without saddening them.
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
Find out what their special tastes are, and
develop them instead of spending time,
money and patience in forcing them into
studies that are repugnant to them.
As your daughters grow up, teach them
at least the true merits of housekeeping and
cookery; they will thank you for it in later
life a great deal more than for accomplish
msntS.
Maintain respectful tone to their father
before them; if he is not all you wish, still
make them respect him; he is always their
father, and disrespect to him is reflection
upon yourself.
Try and sympathize with girlsh flights of
fancy, even if they seem absurd to you; by so
doing you will retain your influence over
your daughters and not teach them to seek
sympathy elsewhere.