CONTENTS.
Reading edition
PAGE
I.
Child-Training: What Is It?11
II.
The Duty of Training Children17
III.
Scope and Limitations of Child-Training23
IV.
Discerning a Child’s Special Need of Training29
V.
Will-Training, Rather than Will-Breaking37
VI.
The Place of “Must” in Training53
VII.
Denying a Child Wisely61
VIII.
Honoring a Child’s Individuality71
IX.
Letting Alone as a Means of Child-Training83
X.
Training a Child to Self-Control93
XI.
Training a Child Not to Tease101
XII.
Training a Child’s Appetite109
XIII.
Training a Child as a Questioner119
XIV.
Training a Child’s Faith129
XV.
Training Children to Sabbath Observance139
XVI.
Training a Child in Amusements155
XVII.
Training a Child to Courtesy165
XVIII.
Cultivating a Child’s Taste in Reading175
XIX.
The Value of Table-Talk187
XX.
Guiding a Child in Companionships197
XXI.
Never Punish a Child in Anger205
XXII.
Scolding is Never in Order217
XXIII.
Dealing Tenderly with a Child’s Fears223
XXIV.
The Sorrows of Children239
XXV.
The Place of Sympathy in Child-Training247
XXVI.
Influence of the Home Atmosphere257
XXVII.
The Power of a Mother’s Love263
XXVIII.
Allowing Play to a Child’s Imagination277
XXIX.
Giving Added Value to a Child’s Christmas283
XXX.
Good-Night Words291
INDEX301