The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-06
OF the
Household
THE BOY PUZZLE
MUMPS AND BUMPS
BY J. >. KrRrLEY.

1t automatically and 1t cost ron vel
little. Be careful II 10 golden ~,
riod with him. Play 10 his chief al
version, but II Is automatic and ne5x3
Do two things for him. GIVE ~
play. Give him something worth M
itating. Sxa
2. Later infancy, from three tos
or seven. Along about sevsn h4x
gliding over the first falls. but IN FL
not know what II 10. unless NJ y t0N
till he goes on to college and etu1a
Psychology. Imitation IL stiil the cl!l3
law Of his life, play - still his SAX
employment. but II has grown me-
voluntary. He likes other chtidf91
chiefly because he can play with the1
BY and by he Viii play with tII
mainly because he likes them. L..
dramatic expression of himself IN re41
IL normal. He acts the part Of u
other with pleasure. He prefe<1
initiate grown men, especially men H.
might and daring. Without hesttAxA4!
he takes the part of q soldier, even
that early day. though net wA4s|
lacking In valorous discretion anti
I'm a man, I'm going to be sot4J
mother" said Tommy. What!
be killed by the enemy?" she aaN4
"Oh, well, then, I guess I'll Be 1l[l
enemy was his discreet declei4
During these years he has the eey
two needs--plenty of play; somAtA{
worth initiating and that somethin&
person. W
8. Early In childhood. from sfx
about nine. He has just finished H.
period OF greatest physical acttylt|
of his whole life. 1t has been = 49,
Rod Of instincts and Impulses. wdS
ing automatically. Now he ID rVllX1
to sail out on new waters. He M
great accumulations Of power, IN
muscles and In his memory. MGl
ory has stores for thought and a.
ferent kind of impulses: play becol
more complex anu business Ike. III
1t comes to his aid to consefy0 49,
he has already acquired; he $50
to see the distinctions between I'll
and wrong with his own percepttdM
and not through example alone. H.
needs authority now--clear. accuf4fl
masterfuI. yet sympathetic.
4. Later childhood. from nine
| twelve. His absorptive power u WI
active. He absorbs food and ua5|
and love and ideas. Play gets To n
team work. Conscience grows n1e<
exacting. Imagination has been 4
work all along, creative imaginative
seeing things that are vet to b On
! building dream life for himself.
nearly as ! can remem Der from IN
own experience and ~ well n ~
Judge. from q certain boy whom
known pretty we'll. / think the irnAGo
making faculty comes on the Jon 4
infancy and gets very active Ia H.
period we are now considering. K4l<
his sports honest and hts inAgfua04
| clean.
! s. Early Adolescence, from tMS3y
! to sixteen. The social nature aw41
I He IL conscious of relationships HJS
den powers and propensities conne IN
his consciousness: win power
Judgment rise up. Latent impuHr
are released. Religious feelings ~
come acute. II u the chuH pee1GS
Nerves are unsteady. Nutrition n q
regular. Hungers are active. Tor 1Q
for friends, for Kindness. for -
pathy. Hts voice shows It. Hin SN
fused seif-conscfousness nhowu Il
6. Maturing adolescence. from slx
teen on. The brain n full grOWu ~
tellect takes control. Emotions ri
restless. Doubts have their day. RI
sonal relations become nxsd. 49,
the upheavals. life beccneSs Fe11
and reliable. He needs true inte
gent. sympathic friend.