Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-07-11
Child Culture.

human lie Is lnVOlNeu In the uutf Ol
parents to children. If they neglect
the moral education Of the child, the
result il often a malformed brain that
may rule to ruin in after years. By
earnest, intelligent effort, they may
shape the plastic soul into a noble,
beautiful character; and Mental Sug-
gestion, wisely employed, will insure
their success in this all-important
work. RICH thoughts, desires and
resolves often aud thoroughly impress
ed on the child's mind and heart,
will become integral parts of its soul
and the ruling motives of life.
OF the practical results in character
building achieved by the method.
Prof Newton \. Riddell says Our
ing the past fifteen years | have had
occasion to employ these principals
IN the education and government of
thousands Of children, representing
all classes and conditions. | have
found it possible, not only to develop
the normal child into a strong, Deaut-
iful character, but that in most inst
ances even bad hereditary tendencies
can be largely overcome and evil ac-
quired traits completely corrected.
Prof. Riddells method Is, briefly
as follows. First win the child :
love aud confidence. Explain to 1t
that you wish to help it develop a
noble character, and that if it will
work with you, you will surely sue
coed. Every morning have it repeat
after you these or similar words 4;
This day, God helping me, will
be good, will be honest, kind,
pure and true. will do all can
to make others happy. | will not do
wrong. can and | will do right. ~
These affirmatons should then be
sealed 10 the mind and heart by a
brief, fervent prayer for divine help
and guidance. If the child has any
fault to overcome, earnestly and i'm
pressively repeat to 1t affrmations
adapted to its need, and have it also
repeat them several times each day
aud at bedtime every night, but al
ways when it is in a passive, receipt
i've mood For instance if 1t is self
ish say to it: "You will not, you
must not be selfish. Deep down IN
your little heart you are kind and
loving. From this time on you will
do unto others as you would have
them do unto you. II you put your
whole soul into these affirmations, be-
lieve them yourself, and repeat then
a sufficient number of times to make
deep, abiding impression on the
chlld's soul, experience proves thai
they will almost invariably become
controlling factors in Its character
Every child should be governed a:
largely as possible from within.
Teach it to do right for rights sake,
not for fear of punishment or hope
of reward. Otherwise it goes into
the world a prey to Its own appetite'
and as an easy subject to the will Of
others. Develop its intellect, con-
science and love, by constantly APP
pealIng to these qualities and max
Ing them the ruling motives of con.
duet. Teach it what is right aud
what is wrong and why. Seek tC
have it obey its conscience as tn,
voice of God In its soul. Impress
upon it that every good thought anC
act helps to develop beautiful sou
the one absolutely essential con
dition of highest happiness IN this
life and that to come; that every evi
thought and act deforms Its soul anc
must inevitably result in misery anC
unhappiness. Constantly encourage
it to do acts cf Kindness and help
fulness. Teach 1t the laws of person
al purity. Above all, exemplify il
your own life what you would hav,
the child become. Your every wore
and act in its presence helps to max,
or mar its character. Family Jars
nagging, etc, destroy its finer feel
ings and aggravate the worst element
in its character. Like begets like :
an angry word excites anger. low