The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-25

that their own welfare as well as their
own comfort depended upon obcying me
and behaving properly
Once child is brought to realize
this 1t will fall into proper ways
made it A rule never to punish my
children severely. but for wrong dong,
I dcnriycd them OF some pleasure. lhis
subjected them TO no indignity, as thrash
ines sometimes do with sensitive cnii1
drcn, and the lesson IS better learned !
find
| required the truth at all times and IN
all circumstances. and | did not punish
child that admitted its trdnSgreS-
sions. Children. | have found, are very
sensible, and even at an carly age are
open TO conviction, il one will only take
the time and pains TO explain. But alas,
so many mothers are too busy
Irrational Punlohments
Grave, very grave, mistakes arc made
bv parents in modes OF punishment for
trivial misdoingS A harsh word,
roughly spoken, a hand laid none too
gently on a little shoulder, push or a
slap; all arc calculated TO impress
| child with It's own mslgnihc7ncc, 10
| create in the little brain the thought that
| there is an inequality between child and
| parent that may never be overcome
| When a child thinks thus-and who
can say what deep thoughts enter little
ones mind at times ut commences to
| draw within itself TO live its own liie
| apart from It's parents.
! With this comes sclf-pity, and. alter
ward. each rcprimand, no matter how
thoroughly deserved. IS regarded as but
another engagement III the perpetual
impossible fight between forces hope
lessly and uneycnly matched Thus
little by little. the boy or the girI
grows away" from those who should
he his or her chief companions and con
fdants.
Tho ohlld's Brain
Little beginnings Imaginary as i
may seem, it IS not impossible that some
great crimes have had their true origiT
in unjust chastiScmcnt meted out TO
weIl-mcaning child. Small things aitee
us older iolk, how much more mus
they affect 4 growing, sensitive BRAN
open 10 new thoughts and new idea
every instant OF its existence. and put
ting on each act observed q construction
naturally narrow, and based, IN man,
cases, purely on sentiment and seldom
on reason? For children, all, arc senti
mental, and their reasoning, If reason
they do, has Tor its objective point al
ideal
These little brains OF our children
which treasure n kind word so long an'
retain as carefully the memory OF
wrong-somc day they will have t'
think out questions large with lmpor
and on which the welfare OF not on
person alone, but OF many hundreds
may depend ...
How great then is the rcsponsibllit
that rests with mothers and father
who arc charged with the training o
these brains How necessary that "
should Try TO see two points of view 4
the same time and always. so that n
vagrant train OF thought may be startc
in the little head.
seldom had to resort to oorpoEa
punishment. | am very glad to sal
though | admit that there are occasion
1 when it is necessary. My children wcr
a close 10 me, and | think they vi
: dcrstood me from the time they ooui
70 understand anything al all.
/. If they misbehavcd and they saw th;
d | was hurt or sorry. they were sorr
n too, and that was quite sufficient pun
n ishmcnt, for none OF them would tran
: gress again in the same way, rs long ;
II the memory OF my sorrow at their a
: lasted They all learned to know VIII
{ was passing through my mind when