The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-12

itSt You are. invited to Join the grGa
own selection from the reading cours
Life is a school which never ceases
10 educate its pupils THE learned,
it has been said. "are those who have
studied IN books; rne thinkers, geHf=
uses, eniighteners of Tire weird and
lberators of the human race are
those who have read direct from the
RACES of life itself"
Every mother is reading direct from
the pages of life itself in bearing
children and rearing family. she
Is learning lessons as valuable as any
she may give, for every woman who
has experienced motherhood has a
glimpse of LIES great meanings
wider and deeper than is possible
without this experience.
Every child has the right to
happy. joyous childhood, Parental
understanding Of the child-of his
normal conditions, of the laws or
health and growth. of the inner life
is necessary for those who fulfill the
sacred trust of parenthood and Tor
the perfect development of children
for good citizenship and life,
- Biightcd lives; physically, men
tally. and spiritually. are often the
results of mistaken methods in bring
ing up children.
Good but weak parents with aimless
drifting methods may have as bad
Influence on their children as parents
whose characters are positively bad.
The science of child nurture Is the
ncst important of all sciences Infant
mortality may be reduced more than
half by education of mothers in baby
hygiene.
The home is the greatest educa-
tional force in the world. but it has
never been fully equipped to carry on
the great work for which it is des-
tined
The home has the child entirely
within its care for the first six years
OF life, and fully nine-tenths of the
time after school days begin.
Believing that mothers and fathers
who have gained experience through
parenthood would welcome 9lGges-
tons as to methods for the fullest de-
velopment of the physical. mental.
and spiritual life OF children, the
Home Education Division of the
Bureau of Education recommends for
reading and study of the list OF books
gwen below--this list OF books which
lave proved valuable to many par
ents.
A shelf of books on child care and
nurture should be part of every
mothers equipment for her work.
The lawyer with his library, the
physician with his medical library
the teacher continually studying how
, to- teach. are examples for the
mother, the greatest teacher of all
She, too should have her library for
study and reference
The list of books given here is not
intended TO be exhaustive. Many
books helpful to parents in the care
and education of their children are
not included in it. Some Of those not
included may he much better than
some that are in the list, However.
/ the list is typical, and these books
cannot fail to he very helpful.
The Home Education Division Of
the Bureau of Educa ton. Washing
tn. y. c., will gladly give informa
ton about other books upop request
and will also attempt to answer
briefly any specific questions in re-
gard to the physical. mental, and
moral education OF young children.
Communications should be addressed
to Home Education Division. Bureau
o, Education. Washington. D. c.
Reading Course No. 8.
1. Practical Motherhood Helen Y.
Campbell, NJ. n.
2. For Girls and Mothers of Girls.
Mary G.. Hood. VI. u. -
g. Marriage and the Sex Problem.
Prof w. f. Forester.
T. The Development of the Child.
Nathan Oppenheim.
&. Studies in Child Development
julia Clark Eallan1.
g. The Core Of the Baby. J, p, Gro
zier Griffith. NJ. D.
:. Childhood. Mrs. Theodore Birney.
g. Training of the Human Plant.
Luther Burbank.
-. A study Of Child Nature. Eliza
beth Harrisnn.
10. Children's Rights. Kate Douglas
Wigrin and Nora Archibald
Smith
IN. A Montessori Mother. Dorothy
Garfield Fisher.
IL. Misunderstood Children. Elizabeth
Harrison.
ia. Reckcnings from Little Hands
Patterson Dubois.
IA. Training of the Girl William A.
Mckeever.
/ ) ,frai-inr of the Boy tilianf A.
McEeever.
is. Fthirs for Children. Ella Lyman
Cabot.
II. Love ord Law in Child Training
Ernilie Poulsson.
is. Dawn If Character. Edith F.
RAAA Mumford.
1a. S"lf-Reliance. Dorothy Garfield
Fisher
90. Foods ard Household Manage
mcnt Kline and Cooley.
81. shelter and Clothing Kline and
Cooley
90 "other. Kathleen Norris.
% The Squirrel Cage. Dorothy
Garfield Fisher
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