The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-24
TRAINING OF CHILDREN.
THE IMPORTANCE OF DOING 1T
PROPERLY.
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III QcdFs All tDiHplrleiN QiStOuAd
about that child! He really is getting
quite beyond my control" said a nervous
and foolish mother of a three ear-old
boy. And il was not at all difficult from
the way in which she said ii and the eX-
preston on her face to conclude that she
rather thought the speech an extremely
bright one and the situation a sort Of
serio comic bit Of domestic byplay. To
be sure, the child paid no attention TO
what she said and followed his own
sweet will. kicking and screaming when
ever he wanted anything that was
denied him and making the neighborhood
hideous until, by hook or crook, he got
It
There f. not the least bit of smartness
IN a speech Of that kind. It simply
shows a conspicuous lack of capacity
on the part of the parent who makes
It. child under the age Of fifteen
years who refuses 10 obey the commands
of It's parents is in need OF most whole
some discipline. and it might be said in
the same connection that the parents
are quite as badly in need of training
as the child. People who bring up their
children in this way have very grave
responsibility at their doors.
The children under fifteen years OF
age who cannot be made TO mind belong
10 the class from which paupers and
criminals are recruited. One of the most
necessary parts Of education Is TO learn
TO recognize fixed laws Failing TO do
this in infancy, the child continues to
grow more and more intractable and less
likely to yield to discipline of any sort
Such children develop very FESTIVE ma
lures never satisfied with what they
have and continually straining after the
unattainable. With no habits OF IN
dustry they lay no foundation for mate
rial prosperity, and as consequence
are more than likely to come TO want
They have nothing and are in want Of
everything. Therefore those who
possess the good things of life are to
them objects of hatred and envy and
all Observation-Disclosures
From the time a child begins to notice
objects OF any sort whatever a decided
course of education should begin. First
OF all things il should learn to respect
authority and obey orders promptly To
teach this lesson there is not the least
necessity TO indulge in any cruelty OF
any sort whatever. The properly trained
child never knows that there is such a
thing as disobedience.
Ii is held as fact by many persons
that if the training of children were be-
gun in proper season such a thing as
punishment would be entirely unneces-
now so common in families might be
avoided. To do this, however, requires
a great deal Of firmness and stead
fastness Of purpose rarely found, es-
pecially III young mothers.
1t IS 50 nice to let the little one do all
sorts of cute and smart things, and it
seems so dreadful to hurt it by any pun
ishment AIisdirected affection is respOn-
sfble for nine-tenths of the bad children
in this world. 1t is, to be sure, very
pretty to watch the pranks and mischief
Of a baby, and il is a source Of endless
amusement to note the development of
its intelligence in various ways; but, like
e great many other things in this life,
the consequences are quite likely to be
disastrous
1t may be questioned whether love.
like a great many other Of the good gifts
of this world, is not a bad teacher. Ger
tainly Justice firmneSs and a clear
headed recognition Of authority are much
the safer for the after life Of the pupil
One Of the important lessons to impress
upon the mind of a child is that under
no circumstances must it infiict pain
upon its fellows or upon helpless
creatures. Many a child hurts insects
and domestic animals merely because it
has not been taught any better. 1t does
not realize what such pain means and
should be taught by the only possible
method, that of actual experience 1t
seems hard TO infiict pain upon little
children who know nothing Of the causes
or consequences of it, but IL is the only
way to cure them Of various mischiev-
GUS tricks.
A mistaken idea of tenderness and a
too firm belief in moral suasion have
sent many a child on the road that ended
in the penitentiary or the hangman's
moose.
It is by no means difficult to impress
the little ones with proper ideas. Their
minds are full OF inquiry, and their
curiosity leads them to endless expert
ment. Satisfy their interest in a legiti-
mate way and teach them the proper
bounds OF it, and one of the ground
principles of success and a comfortable
career is established. To refrain from
correcting evils because the child may
be made unhappy is like refusing To
pull a thorn out Of its flesh lest it may
cause pain. IL is much easier TO have
the whole thing over, and with all the
events impressed on the mind, than to
allow miSchievOus disobedienCe to 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 circumstances
admit TO il or herself the idea that
she cannot do anything with 1T or that
il has grown out Of her cOntrOL-N. Y.
Ledger.