Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-10
CARE OF CHILDREN
the Necessity OF Teaching Them system In
the Daily Acts of Their Lives.

| The Necessity of Teaching Them system 4,
| the Daily Acts of Their Lives.
| Children are apt to seek the society of
other children at about the sixth wear
" their ages. This should be a watch
| Iul period of the parents, as friend
| llps contracted a. this time have n
| very decided influence on the mind
"orals and manners of their child.
Nearly every child is influenced for
Eood or evil through early associa-
ions. IT allowed to be constantly
with the nurse their language and
tanners. will, in nearly every case, be
Identical with those of the nurse. A
mother should spend the greater Dor
ton of every day in the society of her
children. If to rid herself of their
noise she permits them to seek COM
panlons outside. she has no one to
blame but herself if their manners and
morals are corrupted. All children
require companionship of those of
heir own age, but it is very essential
that the parents should choose these
companions.
Children can be readily taught to be
neat and tidy in their habits, by ex-
ample principally. for they initiate
closely the actions of their elders. A
closet or other convenient place should
be given them exclusively for Their
toys, provided there is no play-room;
then let it be understood that when
play is ended. all toys are to be re-
turned to their proper place. If this
rule is disregarded. the withdrawal of
favorite toy for time, rs punish
ment, usually has the desired effect of
causing them to be more careful in the
future; this device may have to be re-
sorted to more than once, but it usual
ly is successful in the end.
Patience should be the watchwor1
of every mother, for if she loses pa
tience, she is herself, so to speak, lost
for the time, and nothing is gained;
she not only throws herself into wor-
RED state of mind, but perplexes, sad
dens, and sometimes Anglers the child
whom she so earnestly desires to guide
and govern in the right way. If
mother is not naturally patient, she
should by all means cultivate the vir-
tue; by judiciouS use of it, much good
will be gained in the end for mother
and child.
1t is a mistaken notion to coddle
with the idea that they must
be saved from all manner of care and
trouble when at home, the mother
often doing great many things, end
less errands. etc, thinking, swell. /
will save them this now. let them enjoy
home while they may" This is mis-
taken kindness. They will not think
one bit less of home for being taught
to take little responsibility on them
selves when there. and will be all the
more fond of the mother whose cares
they will thus learn to share.
Children should BE- taught system in
the daily acts of their little lives and
The habit will never forsake them in
after life. A time for every thing-for
playing, for eating, for sleeping.
Panctuality in all things should be in
sisted upon. To be truthful, punctual
md well-mannered augers we'll for the
uiure of any child. 1t has been well
said, 1.-THE child is father to the man"
Alas. how few mo hers think of this
tdage during the early training of
heir children, thinking that when
grown up all the faults will disappear,
when they turn out con-
,rary to expectations: II can not I'M
ierstand why this is SO, l always was
, kind mother!' A mother should not
,nly be kind but firm, correcting at
'nce any fault the child may have
committed, not postponing the punish
nent until some other time on account
If its being an unpleasant duty Mrs.
Ella l.. Aunsnld, IN Good Rouseheep-
n9.