The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-28
Emphasis Is Laid Upon the I'm
Por1ancs Of Properly Train
Ing Children.
Conspicuous Lack OF Capacity In
Parents Who Cannot Make
Children Mind.
Parental Love Often = Bad Teaehsr
Evils shsaid he Corrected. Ihoash
the Correction Pains.

"oh, dear, I am completely discouraged
about that child lie really Is getting
quite beyond my control, said a nervous
aud foolish mother Of 8-year-old boy.
And 10 was not &C all difficult from the
way In which she said IL and the expres-
SION on her face 90 conclude that she
rather thought the speech an extremely
bright one and the situation sort Of serio
comic bit Of domestic byplay. To be sure.
the child paid no attention 70 what she
said and followed his own sweet will, kick
ing ana screaming whenever he wanted
anything that was denied him and max
ing the neighborhood hideous until. by
book or crook. he got IL.
There Is not the least bit OF smartness
In sceeoh OF that kind. IL simply shows
Conspicuous lack Of capacity on the part
OF the parent who makes Il. A chnd under
the age Of 10 years who refuses 20 obey the
commands Of its parents is In reed Of most
wholesome discipline and Il might be
said In the same CO.. ton that the par
ents are quite as badly nn need Of training
as the child. People who bring up their
children In this way have very grave re-
sponsibility nt their doors.
The children under Is years Of age who
cannot be made to mind belong to the
class from which paupers aud criminals
Hre recruited. One OF the most necessary
parts OF education Is TO learn 70 recognize
fixed laws. Failing 20 do this i'm infancy.
the child continues to grow more and more
tntractable and less likely to yield 20 dis
cipline of any sort. Such children devel.
opvery FESTIVE natures, never satisfied with
what they have and continually straining
after the unattainable With no habits Of
industry they lay no foundation for mate
rial prosperity. and ms a consequence nre
more than likely to come 10 want. They
have nothing and are in want Of every
thing. Therefore those who possess the
good things uf life are 20 them objects Of
hatred and envy and all uncharitableness.
From the time n child begins 70 notice
objects OF any sort whatever n decided
course OF education should begin First Of
all things, it should learn 10 respect au-
thority and obey orders promptly. To
teach this lesson there is not the least ne
cessity TO indulge in any cruelty Of any
sort whatever. The properly trained child
never knows that there Is such a thing as
disObedience
IL is held rs a fact by many persons that
II the training Of children were begun in
proper season such a thing as punishment
would be entirely unnecessary, and all OF
the scenes and struggles now so common
IN families might be avoided. TO do this,
however, requires n great deal OF firmness
and steadfastness OF purpose rarely
found, especially In young mothers.
Il Is so nice TO let the little one do all
sorts Of cute and smart things, and il
seems so dreadful 10 hurt IL by any pun
ishment. Instructed affection Is respon-
sible for nine-tenths OF the bad children in
this world. l. is, 10 be sure, very pretty
10 watch the pranks and mischief Of a ba-
by, and 10 is n source Of endless amuse-
ment TO note the development Of its intel
ligence I'm various ways: but, like a great
many other things In this life. the conse-
quences are quito likely to be disastrous
IL may bo questioned whether love, like
a great many other Of the good gifts OF
tins world, Is not bad teacher Certainly
justice, hrmness aud "A clear headed recog-
milton Of authority are much the safer for
the after life of the pupil. One OF the i'm
portant lessons 20 impress upon the mind
OF child is that under no circumstances
must IL inhict pain upon its fellows or
upon helpless creatures. Many a child
hurts insectsand domestic animals merely
because il has not been taught any better.
IL does not realize what such pain means
and should be taught by the only possible
hetnuui iNht OF actual experience. 10
seems hard 70 inlict pain upon little chill
dren who know nothing of the causes or
consequences Of It, but it Is the only way
TO cure them Of various mischievous tricks.
A mistaken idea Of tenderness and too
firm belief in moral suasion have sent
many child on the road that ended in
the penitcntiary OF the hangman's moose.
II IS by no means difficult to impress the /.
little ones with proper ideas. Their minds /.
nre full Of inquiry, and their curiosity
leads them 70 endless experiment Satisfy
their interest in legitimate way and teach
them the proper bounds of il, and one of ]
the ground principles Of success and n com l
Portable career IL established. To refrain I
from correcting evils because the child may I
be made unhappy is like refusing 10 pull b
thorn out Of its flesh lest It may cause pain. I
IL Is much easier 20 have the whole thing 4
over. and with all the events impressed on
the mind, than to nllow mischicvous DISC .
hedience 10 grow until IL dominates the
entire nature. The mother who would have
her child credit to society and an honor ,
to her training must under no circum-
stances admit 10 IL or herself the idea that
she cannot DO anything with il or that il
has grown out Of her control. New York
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