Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12
WOMAN AND HOME.
HINTS ON THE TRAINING or
CHILDREN IN GOOD MANNERS.
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Some one has wisely said: ~The teachings
Of childhood are the corner stones ON which
to build the foundations of character. II
theSe are laid in wisdom and faithfulness, we
may look to see the superstruCture rounded
and heautiiied by the lesson of lifes expert
e1ces'
The training of children in good manners
must he founded respect and obedience.
But authority should he enforced by parents
without destroying the self-reSpect of the
child. Every boy and girl has an innate
sens" Of what Is Just, and Capnot listen 20 un-
kind worlS without first being wounded and
then hardened Nothing has much power
with children As love. Be kind and gentle
with them: let them know how dear they are,
anl 1t will bc an easy task TO control them
They should always lie governed mildly, Vet
firmly, thus retaining their respect and love;
and even very young children will learn to
dread their parents diSpleaSure through the
fear Of losing their affection.
To speak the truth. to respect age. to pro-
tcct the weak, ~ be unSelfish and forbeaffng
with Others. to lie ashamed of nothing except
wrong doing are the first lO,sons children
should he taught. and il will then he easy 70
train them IN good manners II is not enough
To teach simply: there must lie the example Of
the daily life t. enforce the lessons, and surely
no motive oan make ~ forCible an appeal TO
the parents heart in favor of self-iiScipline
As the desire for the welfare of their children.
There is no soul 50 full of the graces Of youth
the mother spirit that has gone through
4 long and useful life wrapped in the love of
her children
1t Is h->;, III rearing a large family Of chill
dran, to give them much liberty is CON
siStent with good mana cement, and to make
As few rules of obedience as possible and
then To enforce those given to the very letter.
ReproofS should never bo administered in the
presence OF others, particularly to proud.
sensitive children, a they do more harm than
good by causing unnecessary humiliation.
The child who Is thus respected by its mother
or father i very apt TO preserve its self-re
spect through life, and avoid doing aught
that would incur cenSure.
In training children in good manners,
mothers often mistake an overflow Of spirits /
natural pllyfulneSs of healthy childhood |
for rUdeneSS. and in suldung and correcting [.
th,=~r seeming faults, rob the little ones of
wholesome exercise and large share OF the .
PLAYING. and even noisy outdoor sports, that /
develop the Young muscles and strengthen /
the fast growing bodies, and children should .
not h. deprived of this privilege of their
childh"ni. Thr essential things TO be taught |
thru in play i 10 respect each Others rights, |
to protect the weak, and to be fair even in |
their sports. Moral courage should he Guilt
waited in children 10y teaching them always to
SIv boldly and do hravely what they believe
is true and right, regardless of consequences
There is something knightly in the heart of
every boy something helpful and wOmanly
in the heart Of every girl,T and these quail
ties should be developed. The sympathies of
children are quickly aroused, and can be
rightly directed to their great benefit.
Pets are a great source of pleasure to
children. and the POSSESSION Of them awakenS
and Increases the chivalrouS spirit which en-
larges the heart and ennobles the character
The care of a dog a lamb or goat trains a
bow in all that Is manly: while the pet kitten
or bird gives the little girl sense of rcSpon-
sihiity and teaches her kindness to the help
less
.,othing is more demoralizing than quar-
relins, and children should never be per
mittcd TO dispute among themselves but if
they are early taught forbesrance and un-
selfiShnesS in their compahiOnship with each
other, this breach of good manners will never
be the occasion of pain to the par nts. Man
ners acquired in childhood are usually re-
tanned, becoming, as they do, part of the
character, not to be put aside at will Some
parents fancy that it is the duty of teachers
TO improve and form the manners Of their
children, and leave the task 10 them rather
than burden themselves with it. but all wise
mothers should know that home is the best
school for correcting faults and acquiring the
self-control which is essential to elegance and
ease Of manner.
Few parents, however, ever anxious for the
welfare of their young families, comprehend
the influence of companions for good or evil.
The choice of children's associates should never
be left 70 accident, but should be carefully
selected from among those whose behavior is
in every respect becoming. Nothing will so
readily injure the manners of even the most
carefully reared children as the constant COM
panionship of the rude and ill-bred. Next TO
evil associates comes the influence Of books,
many of which are dangerous in their ten
denotes. riving children false views of life,
and coIt ihuting very greatly to forming
manners W Iich are neither becoming nor at
tractive in real life, though they may seem so
to the youthful readers. But, while evil may
result from indiscIiminate reading when care
fully selected books may greatly aid mother
in her efforts to cultivate pleasing manners in
her children. Mrs. Eliza r Parker in Good
Housekeeping.
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