Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

thing In him which even his parents
did not see. and he could not beal
the thought that the man who had
trusted him and believed In him
should think that he had gone wrong
When you have obtained q boys
confidence and affection. when he feela
that you have q real interest In him
and that you believe that there ID
something in him. you have q tremen
dous hold upon him.
The head of q Chicago business
house has q large number Of boys
under him. For years he has felt q
kindly interest in these boys, takine
particular pains to notice them. to
watch their work, to praise them
when they do well. to correct them
gently when they fail. and to mani
fest In general q kindly interest in
their affairs. He says the results
have been marvellous and that the
boys have shown wonderful develop
ment under the influence Of his ap-
probation and praise.
This man told me that he corrects
the habits Of his boys without their
realizing the influence he brings to
bear on them. He enters their sports,
plays ball with them, and by his ex.
ample makes them feel ashamed Of
doing things that are unbecoming to
gentlemen.
Children are especially susceptible
to praise. A boy will work harder to
get the appreciation Of those who
trust him and believe In him than for
almost anything else. Nothing ex-
cept blame win 20 dampen his en-
thusiasm - the lack Of recognition
OF good work or failure to appreciate
his attempts to please.
/ know . mother who reared her
children upon the plan Of praise. She
never missed an opportunity to COM
mend them for doing well. or to show
appreciation of their efforts to do
right. This. she says. has had in
initely more influence for good than
perpetual seedlings. 'Don'ts" harm,
discourage and dwarf more children
than almost anything else.
Many q child has been nagged.
bullied, scolded. for every little fault
or mistake. until 1t became discour.
aged, when . little timely praise and
commentator would have worked
wonders in getting the best out Of It.
Highly organized, sensitive children.
have often been seriously injured. or
their characters even ruined, by the
harsh methods Of those who do not
understand the child nature and who
scold and nag and bully them into
obedience. Such children become sui
len. obstinate and irresponsible.
The greatest thing In the rearing
md education of q child II to de- j
velop his natural, normal self-ex-
preston. The youthful mind longs
or activity; the pent-up forces with.
n are struggling to express them
'elves: but II spontaneity IL repeat
IDLY crushed out, II the child's express
lion IL constantly repressed with |
don't do this" and don't do that"
he ambition may be ruined, the pow
Y Of self-expression lost, % that the |
'est in the child may never Be devsl-
ped.
When . child does not show en-
husiasm in study, In work. there II
wrong. for enthusiasm and
buoyancy are a. natural to
hid life as song to the bobolink
Spontaneity IL absolutely necee-
airy to originality the buoyancy,
be enthusiasm. Of many . youth b
crushed before majority II
cached, because Of constant repres-
lon.
The chief duty Of the father u not
My to feed and clothe his son and
ct all possible work out Of him un-
I he 10 twenty-one. but he II bound
, watch with tender care the mental
nfoldings, the aspirations. the bent
lanted by the Creator himself In the
reast Of the child. Il b . great mis-
,rtune that 20 many parents feel IN
wpership in . child. They look upon
Inn ~ . sort Of chattel instead Of Q
lcred gift which they have received
! trust, for which they assume re-
and enter into an implied
yreement to care for mind - wen q
ody; to guard. guide and rear with
10 tenderest care and greatest solict
lde.
1t II . fathers duty not to try T.
md the human sprout to suit his
otions, but to watch the tendency Of
70 child: to encourage. not stine, his
ltural bent
Every father should regard the
lid a. Q sacred trust, bringing with
m into the world . sealed message
hich he IL bound to deliver like
an and . hero. This sealed message I
thin him II sacred; It II not even
r the father to read. But It 10 the
rents duty to prepare his child to l
liver the message he brings. to help [
m to live up to his ideals.
Psrversity Of Human Nature.
The perversity of human nature win
sert itself even with the best reg
tied disposition. When we should Z
'rk, We want to rest. and when We {
, enforced to rest, then work II
avaA In the vnfAst ~ n1aa~ura Ssvs