The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-03
TRAINING LITTLE CHILDREN.
SUGGESTIONS kIN0ERaARTNERs

Another time, my boy asked the
question, How are the mountains
made?' To explain to him took two
apples, setting one in the window and
letting it shrivel up, and baking the
ether at the first suitable opportunity
In showing the baked apple to the
children, 1 pointed out that heat had
made it burst out of the skin and that
in Just this way. the earth. which was
not at the center, erupted into noun
tains With the other apple showed
how the drying Of the skin had made
ridges, like those on the crust of the
earth. Some months later the boy
went to visit his uncle, who is geo.
logist, and when the conversation
turned upon mountains, he re:nem-
bered all had said, and talked most
intelligently on this subject
ON our walks, through the woods
do not say, There is a beautiful tree"
but rather, there is an oak or an
elm tree" When they We're four and
Eve years old, my children knew all
the trees in our suburb, not only BY
their leaves, but by their bark. In the
same way. they have learned about the
flowers. Even the baby knows rob
ber'' (robin).
In simple little ways that will occur
to every mother, we can explain the
facts OF life to our children. My fam
lily is fortunate in living in a semi
rural district, and we have a COW; the
question soon arose, where did the
baby calf come FROM" We told the
children truthfully as much as was
necessary for them to know at that
time. Later we shall tell them more
A little training in child culture
would be most helpful to any moth
er. My training as a Kindergarten has
made any work with the children
much easier, more pleasant, and, of
course, more intelligent. I would ad-
wise women with children to attend
all the mothers classes ard parents
clubs they can and TO read as many
good books ON child culture as pos
sible. But these things are not alb
solutely necessary to the making of a
good mother. She. needs first to have
an open mind, FUN heart, and a love
for her child whiSh plans for it's
healtnfII and Symmetrical growth,
physically. mentally, and spiritually.
One OF the most helpful books
hive found on the management and
understanding OF the child is Miss
Elizabeth Harrison's "a Study of
Child Nature"
Other good books, are Poems Chill
dren Love-" by Coussens dodge Pub
fishing Co, N. Y, S1.25); Mother
Stories and more Mother Stories"
by Maud Lindsay (MiIton Bradley Co
Springfield, Mass, 81 90 each); Emil
lie Poulsson's Finger Plays" Lothrop
Lee & Shepard Co, Boston, s1.25):
and books illustrated ny Leslie Brooke.
Some of these are "The Tailor and
the Crow" $1.0O; THE Truth About
Old King Cole" by G. r. Hill, s1Oo;
Johnny Crows Garden" s1.OO; "John-
ny Crows Party" $1.00; 1.-The Gold
en- Goose Book" $500; "The Nursery
Rhyme Picture Book" $1.OO. These
are all published by =. warne & Co,
NJ. Y.
II the mother can play or sing, I
suggest that she purchase a few good
song books. These will afford both
4he children and herself much pleasure
Ind Profit Songs not only increa Sc
The musical sense, but also enlarge
he childs vocabulary and Imagination
md develop community feeling.
Emile Poulsson's book. 'Song of a
Little Child's Day" with music by
Eleanor Smith (Milton Bradley Co.