Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-31
TO EDUCATE PARENTS
RN II. AddingtOn Bruce
\ OF long ago. al at public conference on pro
VI ducJiUn Of social reform, a social worker
asked me an interesting question.

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asked me an Interesting question.
Il appreciate, she said, what you have been
saying to the need for educating parents TO be
Sin the mental and moral training OF their chill
dren in the home and at early age. But how
would you give practical effect to your sugges-
uons?
Working among people who often are terribly
ignorant have again and again been impressed
by the hOpeessness Of aTOusng them to their great
responsibilities as parents
Through what agency would you expect 10 IN
huence such people and gain general recognition
of the importance OF early home training?
1t has TO be frankly admitted that with many
parents of the present day little or nOJhlh8 Can
Their minds have become so ossifed, their in
telIigenCe frequently is so limited or has become
atrophied that they virtually are imperWouS 10
educational Influences
But this is not true of most parents, who are
sincerely DESTROYS of doing their duty Dy IheA
children and eager for helpful information. ,
Nor is it true of THE YOUNG MEN AND
WOMEN WHO WILL BE THE PARENTS OF III
1t is for these parents and these young men
and women that educational campaign as 10
the Importance and right methods OF early Irall-
ing in the home should be earnestly pressed-hoC
by any one agency, but by many. agencies.
The social worker-any one agency-cainI.
paigning alone may well deem effort hopeless. II
is only through broad cooperative effort that real
success be achieved. 80 -,
The family doctor must co operate. Alive to the
lasting effects OF faulty home surroundings ne
should lose no chance to preach among ms parent
patients the gospel of physical mental ana moran
hygiene in the home.
The progressive teacher linking the home and
the world of adult effort, has golden oppof
ity for helpful cooperation hspeclally - 9Il7
fortunately situated in these days OF School uoo
tors and psychological clinicians. on whose sup
port she can rely in influencing parents negIecIlui
of their duties. ,r
nastOraI calls can and should aid in carrying 10
parents the modern doctrines of child training.
His oDportuuities are almost hmitess. Far
ants conide in him as sometimes they DO not CON
fde even in their doctors Every day ne Is III q
position to do splendid work toward the wiser up
bringing of BOYS and girls.
Judges of our Juvenile courts PROBATION OF,
fce~z directors Of p5ychoDathic institutes ana
clinics these too. have exceptional oportunlty lot
inspiring parents to greater effort in their chill
The power of the printed word should be
zc7rous1v employed to the same good end. I1Fe[.
newspaper and Uo@a2ine editor can MAKE nliLiSeIe
or the creates helpfulness as an educator u
SLOWLY nerhar.. but SURELY. profound effects
will he nroducad hv cooperation like this.
Publ:o oninion will then no longer tolerate par
orta1 rer1ocr. 1t viii insist a truly efficient
parenthood. 80. ,,,,o,,
children reach q certain are they should ne sehI
to school so viii tho~ t0ke for Granted t9at lqns
before trfs are is reached education should ne De-
gun in the home ,,.,.., CO., ~
so1vas Ii,i7r in p hotter would and happier world
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oon more Hun cornr7s to the cause Of strong
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