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The mothercraft manual

INDEX

Reading edition

Accuracy, 42, 86, 201, 207-9, 253, 259-62

Adenoids, 115, 117, 122, 137, 146, 153, 227, 232, 234, 237, 251, 371

Adolescence, 29, 52, 63, 75, 102, 123, 149, 198, 205, 211

Æsthetic interest, development, 48, 59, 61, 240, 248, 252, 258, 286, 329, 336

training, 151, 195, 247-8, 250, 252, 256, 259, 262, 290, 299, 318, 328-36

Affection, expression of, 214, 256

Age, 47, 159-60, 163-4, 370-5

Air, cold, 108

fresh, 70, 86, 107-10, 122, 126-7, 153, 157, 339, 362

bad, 108, 115, 122, 135, 137

night, 107-8

Airing, child, 87, 90, 108-9

rooms, 99, 108, 124

Alcohol (drinking) 16, 17, 36-7, 68, 75, 80, 102-3, 123, 146, 164, 175, 235, 371

as antiseptic, 139, 343, 357, 362

for skin, 79, 135, 139, 343-58

Altruism, 49, 52, 211-14, 242-3, 249, 257, 262

Anemia, 36, 58, 60, 166, 236-7, 338-41

treatment, 134, 343

Anger, child, 114, 117, 158

mother, 74, 104

Animals, 251, 255, 303, 309, 332, 336

toy, 254, 290-5, 318-23

Antiseptics, 139, 149

Apartment life, for baby, 109, 246

Appetite, 157-8, 338-43, 349

training, 164-5, 174, 193, 214, 217

Artificial feeding, 100-2, 115, 234, 370, 379

Attention, development, 55-61, 211, 239

training, 208-9, 213, 216, 256, 278, 283, 291, 302

Auto-education, 203

Auto-intoxication, 168

causes, 166, 168, 173

effects, 67, 160, 167, 236

Baby, care, 76-118

See Bathing; Education, beginnings; Feeding; Infancy; Mortality

Balanced ration, defined, 159

Balancing, 252-3, 272-3

Barley, 104, 107, 189, 346

Bathing, 233

babies, 94-9

children, 121-5, 131-4, 178

equipment, 78-9, 87, 95, 131, 342, 352

in illness, 132, 337, 343-5, 348, 352, 354, 356

in maternity, 68-9

temperatures, 68, 94, 97, 132-3

times, 87, 133, 343

Baths, air, 98, 121, 123, 133

bran, 131, 356

cold, babies, 94, 97

children, 121, 131-2

maternity, 68

effects, 122-3, 131, 202, 344

in illness, 132, 343, 348, 352, 354

temperature, 94, 97, 132, 348

when avoided, 68, 132, 348

hot, 344-5, 351-3

in illness, 344-5, 347, 353

leg, 344-5, 351, 353

light, 134

mustard, 345, 352

neutral, temperature, 69

salt, 69, 132-3, 356

shower, 132

soda, starch, 356

sun, 121, 123, 133-4, 343, 353

sponge, babies, 94, 97

children, 132-3

in illness, 348, 352, 354

tub, babies, 94, 97

children, 133

in illness, 344-5, 352, 354

warm, babies, 94-98

children, 132-3

temperature, 69, 94, 133, 353

Bed, baby’s, 77, 80, 107-110

child’s, 124, 126, 149

mother’s, 73

in illness, 338, 344, 346, 348, 359

Bedtime, baby, 110, 112, 233

children, 120, 125-8, 133-4, 147, 149, 157, 176, 218, 233, 257, 302

Bed-wetting, 127, 128, 145,

Beef juice, food value, 173, 355

Beer, 103, 164, 175

Bible, stories, 221, 263, 300-8.

teaching, 221, 258

Binders, 65-6, 80-2, 89, 116

Binet tests, 225

Biography, 259, 263, 299, 303, 306, 308, 315

Biology, 1, 5, 34-9, 199

teaching, 215, 255, 260, 309-11

Birds, 215, 254-5, 260, 322

Birth, care at, 358-60, 379

reducing pain, 64-5, 67, 75, 92, 358-60

control, 39

intervals between, 39, 115, 359

marks, 74;

rate, 39;

registration, 377

child’s questions regarding, 147, 150, 257, 310

Bladder, learning control, 87, 91, 127, 129

Blindness, 36, 37, 38, 54, 142

preventing, 97, 359

Blood, 121-2, 172-4, 233, 341-2, 344, 351

maternal, 66, 74

poisoning, preventing, 349-50

pressure, 52, 58, 60, 232

Books, use of, xiii, 247, 309, 315

for children, 141, 205, 260, 335

Boric acid, 79, 96-8, 104, 137, 142, 149, 343-4, 348-9

for eyes, 347, 362

to make, 362

saturated solution, 362

Bowels, regulating, 87, 91, 104, 121

Braces, 135, 144

Brain, 48-50, 54, 56, 58, 86, 107, 201, 211

Breast, care, 65, 102, 104, 358, 360

feeding, 98-106, 360, 370, 378-9

Breathing, 60, 70, 120-2, 134, 143, 147

observation of, 225, 232, 236-7, 339

Bronchial disease, 54, 56, 58, 60, 108, 234

Broths, 159, 163, 173, 190, 193, 355

Building, 211, 249, 254, 258, 270

Burns, 349, 338

Buttermilk, 67, 186, 355

Caloric needs, to compute, 177

children, 159, 160, 175, 179-183

women, 66

Calories, to compute cost of, 26

definition, 159-60

100-calorie portions, 173, 177-83, 365-8

Candy, 156, 164-5, 174, 214, 349

Carbohydrates, 168, 160-9, 365-8

Carpentry, 147, 254, 270, 272, 274, 318-23

Castor oil, 345, 361, 362

Cats and dogs, dangers, 76, 110, 156, 342-3

in play, 148, 293-4, 303

Cellulose, 162, 166, 170-1, 186-7, 355

Cereals, 102, 169-72, 188-9, 192-4

for babies, 106, 163

Chafing, 92, 98, 148, 356

Chapping, 134, 344

Character, 28, 212, 248

Chest, care, 122, 129, 132

girth, 151-2, 226, 229, 336, 372

Child, exceptional, 85, 205

individual, 42, 46, 102, 176-7, 194, 223 ff., 246

Child’s room, 126, 268, 332

Child hygiene, 85-95, 119, 249-71, 290-1, 320, 336, 363, 370-1

knowledge of, 4, 37, 117, 153

Child study, 4, 41-2, 41-61, 223, 245

schedules, 226-245

tables, 48-61

Child welfare, 6, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 29, 31, 39, 40, 63, 215

Children’s Bureau, 6

Chills, 121, 134, 338-41, 344, 348, 352

Choking, 346, 350

Christ, 11, 12, 263

Church, 201, 220, 223, 258, 263

Circulation, 133, 159, 168, 170, 232-3, 376

increasing, 121, 124, 131-2, 138, 145, 351-3

poor, 120, 135, 153

Circumcision, 54, 99, 111, 117, 128, 147-8

City, 45, 109, 137, 151, 246

Cleaning, 24

nursery, 98-9

toys, 86, 99, 290, 342

Cleanliness, in baby care, 86, 102, 251

child care, 131-49, 251

food, 156-7, 184-5, 187

illness, 342-3, 356, 359, 379

teaching, 251, 253

Climbing, 142-3, 249, 253, 259, 270-3

Clothing, babies, 81-4, 88-94, 111, 113-4

children, 113, 129-31, 134, 148, 206, 253

maternity, 63-6

and food requirements, 159

laundering, 93

play, 130, 133, 267, 271

readymade, 130

for sick nursing, 356

tight, 65, 89, 92, 114, 116, 131, 247

overclothing, 89, 129, 347

Coffee, avoidance, children, 164, 175

maternity, 67

stimulant in shock, 350

Cold applications, effects, 351-2

Cold compress, how to use, 352, 354

uses, 345-50

Colds, causes, 89-90, 108, 122, 129, 160, 166, 236, 344

care, 132, 342, 344

disease symptom, 338-41

effects, 121, 137, 144, 378

prevention, 99, 100, 111, 115, 131-4

treatment, 344, 354-5

Colic, causes, 102, 105, 345

symptoms, 114

treatment, 116, 344-5

Collecting, educational, 255, 260

interests, 255, 258, 262-3, 272, 274, 312

Collections, classifying, trains reasoning, 211

Color, interest in, 54, 59, 210, 239-40, 248, 251, 272, 286, 335

education, 206, 249-58, 290, 301, 319, 322, 327, 331, 335

Comradeship, in marriage, 10-18

parents and children, 28, 52, 151, 195, 216, 218, 247, 268

Concentration, 239, 245

training, 49, 208, 249, 256, 277, 281, 302-3

See also Attention.

Confidence, self, 51, 55, 217, 257, 259, 321

in marriage, 14-19

between parents and children, 148-9, 213, 218

Congenital factors, 235

debility, 54, 115, 378

infection, 35

influences, 63-75

Congestion, treatment, 69, 127, 344, 347, 351, 353-4, 360

Conscience, development, 50-2, 61, 243

cultivating, 217, 262

Consistency, 216-7, 219, 244

Constipation, 232, 234, 236

causes, 102-3, 166, 359

effects, 114, 120, 128, 146, 167-8

prevention, 67, 121

treatment, 67, 71, 106-7, 113, 116, 145, 170, 338, 345, 355, 357

Construction, 251, 254, 258, 259, 261, 263

See also Carpentry; Handcrafts.

Continence, 39, 63, 64, 75, 115

Convulsions, causes, 54, 107, 166, 186, 379

disease symptom, 338-41

treatment, 345, 353

Cooking, 176, 186-93, 256, 261

Co-operation, 25, 27, 212

development, 48-61, 243

in marriage, 10-15, 39

Corsets, 65, 130

Cough, 131, 228, 234, 338-41

treatment, 346, 354

Counter-irritants, 351, 353-4, 363

uses, 346-9

Country, 18, 27, 70, 109, 151-2, 247, 371

Courtesy, 49, 51, 147, 195, 204, 212, 216, 245, 257, 277

Cramps, 338, 346, 351

Creative work, values, 208, 210

in education, 28, 63, 303, 317, 321, 331, 333-4

See Construction; Handcrafts; Improvising.

Crossness, causes, 105, 114, 250

treatment, 110, 143, 145

Croup, 56, 58, 115, 131, 152, 378

treatment, 346

Crying, causes, 114, 346, 350, 251

development, 53, 112

feeding when, 158

treatment, 88, 105-6, 110, 114, 117, 158

Curiosity, 48-61, 146-7, 150, 239, 245, 258, 291

Curvature, 54, 56, 58, 60, 143, 153, 229, 233

treatment, 86, 116, 143

Cuts, 338, 350

Dancing, 59, 142, 147, 149, 150, 205, 252-3, 256, 259, 272-3, 316

Deafness, 36, 38, 143, 235

causes, 122, 137, 341

symptoms, 237

Defects, physical, 17, 54, 56, 58, 60, 120, 153, 235, 241

causes and prevention, 36, 38, 74, 116-7, 153

scoring, 226-33

See Mental defects.

Development, child, 197-200, 202-3, 225, 246

general principles, 43-61

recording, 223-45

Dewey, John, 42, 152, 197, 203, 246, 309

Diapers, 80-1, 87, 91-3, 116

laundering, 93

diapering, 91-93, 116

Diarrhea, 232, 234, 338, 378-9

causes, 115, 120, 167

treatment, 100, 106, 163, 346, 355

Diet, according to age, 163-5

balanced, 160, 175, 60, 100

laxative, 67, 103, 171

toxin-free, 64, 354

wrong, 106, 155-6, 167, 172, 174-6, 194, 371

See Feeding; Foods.

Dietaries, 177-83

Digestion, 145, 155, 231, 233, 235

development, 107, 120, 172, 186-7

physiology, 157-173, 186-7, 193-4

Diphtheria, 55, 58, 60, 100, 115, 122, 139, 234, 378

symptoms, 340

Discipline, 16, 217, 244

training in, 51, 87, 114, 147-8, 151, 177, 193, 217, 244, 247

Disease, causes, 115, 120, 137, 165-7

in child’s history, 234

germs. See Diseases, communicable; Infection.

Diseases, communicable, 115, 234, 339-41

heredity, 36-38, 234

mortality, 54, 56, 58, 60, 115

nursing in, 356

See Infection.

Dishes, for children’s use, 192, 193

making toy, 318, 327

disinfecting, 362

Dishwashing, 22, 24

Disinfectants, 361-2

Disinfecting, 93, 139, 149, 359, 362

Doctor. See Physician.

Doing, feeling and thinking, 204, 317

Doll-house, 256, 294, 296, 323-4

Dolls, at bed time, 149

cultural values, 282, 288, 312

interest in, 263, 270-3, 287-9, 293-7, 322, 336

making, 254, 318, 321-2, 328

selecting, 287-91, 293-7

Domestic efficiency, 15-21, 216

Douching, nasal, 137, 343, 344, 346

vaginal, 69

Dramatization, education through, 253, 266, 278, 282, 302

educational values, 208, 210, 334

interest in, 49, 50, 58, 240, 272, 302

Drawing, interest in, 251, 258, 262, 271, 272

materials for, 262, 319, 332

teaching, 254, 262, 318, 333-4

Dreaming, 145, 157, 200

Dressing self, 124, 206, 231, 253

Drowning, 60, 337

Dust, 24, 80, 99, 109, 111, 115, 137, 156, 184, 338, 342-3

Earache, 122, 137, 234, 338-40

treatment, 346, 353-4

Ears, 228, 233

care, 96, 98, 131, 137

disorders, 56, 58, 153

discharges, 343, 362

Eating, rapidly, 156, 194

when not, 158-9, 194, 214, 354

overeating, (mother) 66-7, 75, 102-3, 359

Economy, 20 ff.

in education, 197, 200-5, 208-9, 215-6, 219

Eczema, 82, 131, 228, 234, 347

Education, defined, 196-7, 222, 246

function, 197

purposes, 196-8, 246

scope, 247-8

for living, 4, 7, 28, 86-7, 130, 195-222, 247

Education, by apparatus, 222

pictures, 212, 322

plays and games, 197, 203, 206-9, 212-4, 264-84

stories, 207-13, 221, 299-311, 314-5

toys, 203, 206, 215, 285-98

Education, (bases) biology, 45-7, 199-203

child study, 197, 223, 246

Education, 45, 86-7, 91, 110, 114, 119, 196-9, 201, 205-8, 211, 214, 219-20, 248-51, 269-70, 278-80, 293-4, 304-5, 309, 330, 332

Education, as development, 96-8, 203

through books, 198, 205, 309

by trial and error, 197

Education, through example, 196, 201, 206, 210-1, 214, 220, 249, 253, 256-8, 330, 332

through experience, 205, 217, 246-7, 249-63

through physical regimen, 85-6, 101, 105, 111, 114, 119, 123, 126, 129, 134, 194-5, 206, 210, 214-5, 249-53

Education, home environment for.

See Family; Home.

mother’s responsibility in. See Mother.

teacher’s part in, 196, 198, 203-5, 207, 222, 265-6

Education, methods, 196-222

natural, 203

race methods, 197

Education, physical conditions for, 119, 122, 139, 141, 146-7, 152, 155, 199, 203, 206

relations of environment to, 28, 196-7, 199, 202-3, 206-8, 219-20, 246-7, 330, 332, 335

See Interests.

Educators, 152, 196, 222

Eggs, cooking, 189-90

in diet, 67, 162-4, 194, 355-6

values, 27, 162, 168-9, 172, 178, 180

Electricity, uses, 23, 188, 256, 261, 263

Elimination, 64, 68, 75, 160-1, 170, 172, 231-2, 344-6, 350-4

See Breathing; Constipation.

Embryo, development, 43-4, 74

Embryology defined, 74

Emergencies, 349-50

Emetics, 346-7, 361

Emotions, 242, 244

development, 43-61, 112, 210

physical effects, 75, 104, 145, 155, 158, 160, 174

and religion, 196, 214, 219

expression, 212-4

training, 49, 101, 114, 117, 147-8, 151, 196, 203, 209-15, 249, 256-7, 285-9, 292

Enema, 107, 337, 345, 352

Environment, educative, 247

for meals, 158, 192, 195

influence of, 35, 45, 47, 53, 137, 151, 196, 202-3, 207, 219, 220, 247

natural, 28, 151, 208, 246-7, 312

selecting and supplying, 42, 199, 206, 219, 246, 247-61, 268-74, 309, 312, 330, 332, 335, 370-1

utilizing in education, 197, 247-61, 313-4, 318-9

Eruptions, 226, 228, 236, 338, 340-1, 356-7

Eugenics, 32, 29-40, 150-1, 214-5

Examinations, dental, 139, 154, 233

eyes, 140-1, 147, 154, 233

health, 117, 223-235, 342

school, 152, 197

Excitement, 64, 86, 112, 116, 147, 149, 158, 251

Exercise, 63, 123, 144-5, 162

time for, 46, 120, 143-4, 200

Exercises, for babies, 96-7

breathing, 71

children, 144-5

circulation, 122, 144, 162

constipation, 73, 97, 144

curvature, 144

feet, 135

mothers, 69-73

skin, 133

trunk, 71

Experimenting, interest in, 58, 50, 241, 248, 251, 258, 269-72

utilizing, 63, 198, 211, 249, 256, 259, 261

Exploring, educational use, 255, 312

interest in, 248, 251, 270, 272, 274

Eyes, care, babies, 36-7, 96, 98

children, 134, 139-142, 250

in maternity, 74

complications in disease, 341

defects, 140, 153, 227, 237

development, 50, 54, 56, 48, 60, 121, 139-40

discharges, 97, 338, 343, 362

examination, 140, 141, 147, 154, 227, 233

infection, 36, 37, 142, 338

inflamed, treatment, 338, 344, 347

symptoms in disease, 338-41

strain, 54, 56, 58, 104-1, 143, 146

Facts, learning, 198, 205, 209-10, 246, 315

Fairhope School, 316

Falling, 338, 350

Family, 6, 10-19

environment for education, 197, 247

teaching significance of, 215, 257

Father, 2, 11, 13, 28, 63, 150, 153, 155, 218, 234-5

Fathercraft, 5-6, 9, 117

Fatherhood, 7, 29-40, 150

teaching responsibility for, 150-1, 257, 310

Fatigue, children, 50-1, 58, 146-8, 158, 230, 251, 259, 372

mother, 25, 36-7, 64, 69, 71-2, 102

Fats, 160, 165-9

cooking, 165, 176, 186, 190, 193, 365-8

Fear, 48-51, 145-6, 201, 230, 250

preventing and treatment, 148, 213, 250, 257

mother’s, 74

Feeding, and bath, 87, 120

babies, 86-88, 100-7, 115-6, 118, 370

children, 120, 124, 155-195, 234, 249

in maternity, 66-8, 102-4, 359

in illness, 354-6

over, 89, 105, 116, 123, 151, 160, 166-7, 194, 347

regularity, 86-88, 105, 120, 124, 157

wrong, effects, 105, 115, 155, 165-7

Feet, 230, 338

care, 90, 97, 122, 129, 135

defects, 90, 116, 230

cold, 89, 122, 135, 353

Fever, symptom of illness, 338-41

treatment, 348, 354

Finger nails, 134, 230, 340, 342

Finger plays, 268, 278-80

Fire, what to do, 349-50

Fireless cooker, 24, 188

Firmness, 193-4, 214, 216-18, 337

First Aid, 349-50

Fomentations, hot, effect, 351

how to apply, 353

uses, 343, 345-7, 349-50, 354, 360

Food composition, 168-173, 365-9

values, 159-60, 173, 365-9

Foods, 101, 156, 195

injurious, 164-5

Foreign bodies in ear, eye, nose, throat, 350

Freedom, baby’s, 86, 89, 90, 108, 111, 249

children, physical, 129, 130, 147, 153, 174, 193, 194, 266

children, psychological, 204, 206, 210, 213, 215, 220, 262

See also Interest; Self-activity.

Froebel, xii, 4, 41, 42, 196, 197, 203, 222, 223, 285, 286, 309, 330, 333

Fruit juices, 159, 169-70, 348, 355

for babies, 67-8, 87, 106-7

children, 124, 158, 162-3

Furniture, 76-80, 91, 111, 143, 192, 326

Games, 112, 275, 284

education through, 206-7, 209, 212-4, 275-84, 316

educational, 209, 278-84

Genetics, 33-5

Genital organs, 230, 232

care of, 92-3, 98, 148-9

Geography, 212, 255, 258, 260, 263, 310-13

Germ cells, 33-39, 44

Group play, 50, 52, 59, 212, 275-6, 218-4

Growth, 45, 43-61

factors influencing, 100, 151, 168, 370-3

tables, 118, 373-5

Gruel, 159, 189, 355

Habit formation, age, 198-200, 207, 219

method, 219, 253

breaking, 219

Habits, 63, 199, 207

effects, 155, 214

training, 193-5, 198, 200, 219, 337

Hair, 73, 135-6, 343

Hall, G. Stanley, 1, 29, 42, 152, 197, 221, 223, 246, 287, 288, 291, 316, 317, 333

Handcrafts, 251-274, 317-328

hygiene, 140-1, 251, 259, 317, 320

interests, 251-2, 258, 263, 270, 272, 274

materials, 254-5, 261-2, 318-20

Handkerchiefs, 342, 362

Hands, care, 134

disinfecting, 93, 149, 343, 349, 356

method, 362

washing, 93, 95, 99, 104, 124-5, 134, 149, 157, 187, 342

Head, 96-7, 226-7

Headache, 67-8, 157, 166, 172, 237, 338, 340-1, 353

Health, before intellectual education, 196, 205

and food, 155, 157-8, 160-2, 165-8, 172-4

school, 152-3

scoring, 226-37

See Child hygiene.

Health, good, bases, 120

and discipline, 219

for marriage, 17

for parenthood, 37, 39, 63

Heart, 58, 60, 120, 128, 161, 232, 338

in illness, 340, 348

Heartburn, 348, 357

Heat, applications, effects, 351-2

Height, 60, 101, 151, 159, 177, 226, 236, 370-5

tables, 373-5

Hemorrhage, in maternity, 357

Hemorrhoids, 357

Heredity, 2, 17, 29-47, 34-5, 63, 74, 146, 234-5, 370

History, child’s, scoring, 234-5

History, interest in, 240, 258, 263

teaching, 255, 260, 299, 306, 309, 314-5

Holt, L. Emmett, 372, 376

Home, environment for education, 197, 206, 246-7, 268, 332

location, 18, 27

responsibility, 2, 3, 7, 119, 152-3, 155, 223

See Home-making; Parents, responsibility.

Home-making, 10-32

training for, 4, 7, 28-9, 62-3, 150, 257

Hotwater bag, method, 353

uses, 345, 347-8, 350-3

Housekeeping, 10 ff., 253, 259

Housework, 20 ff., 70, 156-7, 184-192

Humidity, 25, 89, 108, 115, 122, 137

Humor, development, 55, 57, 59, 61, 240

training, 16, 18, 143, 158, 213, 335

Hygiene. See Child Hygiene.

Ideals, of American men, 15

child’s, developing, 196

development, 55-61

early implanting, 196, 211-2, 214-5, 248

(false) of education, 205

of marriage, 11-19, 149-51, 215

See Inspiration; Moral; Religion.

Illnesses, care in, 337-63

chief, 54, 56, 58, 60, 115-6

causes, 120, 155, 166-7, 172

history, 234-5, 371

Imagination, development, 55-61, 240, 269, 285, 303, 314

training, 210, 245, 247, 254, 262, 265, 272, 277, 279, 282, 289, 294, 296, 299, 303, 320, 322, 333-4

Imitation, development, 55-61, 240, 271

learning by, 207, 211, 220, 286, 302

through games, 277-8, 282-4

utilizing in education, 249-50, 297

Impudence, 212, 218

Impulse, 151, 200, 204, 212-15, 217

Income, family, 11, 16-20, 32, 37, 156

Indigestion, causes, 103-5, 115, 158-60, 166-7, 174, 186-7, 190

effects, 128, 236, 347, 378

extent, 54, 56, 58, 60

Individuality, 13, 196, 205, 217

See Child, individual; Temperament.

Infancy,

characteristics, 48-9, 54-7

meaning of, 11-13, 119

Infant mortality. See Mortality.

Infection, how conveyed, 15, 35, 99, 122, 342-3

precautions in, 99, 139, 149, 338, 343, 356, 362

prevention, 100, 122-3, 130, 134, 142, 149, 153, 155, 160, 192, 342, 349-50, 359

Information, not education, 196, 198, 208, 246

Influenza, 120, 139, 339, 378

See Colds.

Inhibitions, 47-52, 200, 203-4, 213, 215

Initiative, development, 19, 50, 238-9

cultivating, 204-5, 208, 245, 277-8, 289, 302, 316

Inspiration, in home, 10, 17, 18

in childhood, 148, 196, 220-2

Instruction, 198

Intensive development, 47, 205

Interest, abnormal, treatment, 147

and education, 203; 46, 147, 197-201, 205, 208-9, 246-7, 256, 260, 265-6, 276, 289, 300, 311, 330-1, 333, 335

clues to child’s, 200-1, 203-4, 303

diverting, 147, 203, 205, 208

early intellectual, 205

forcing, effect of, 205

race vs. individual, 11, 29-40, 149-51

Interests, according to age period, babyhood, 48, 54-7, 248, 269-70, 278, 285, 291, 293-4, 302, 304-5, 329

childhood, (2-6 yrs.) 48-9, 56-9, 251, 270-3, 280-3, 294-7, 303, 305-7

(6-9 yrs.) 50, 58-9, 258, 273-4, 283-4, 297-8, 307-8

youth, (9-12 yrs.) 51, 60, 61, 263

adolescence, (12-18 yrs.) 52, 60, 61

Invention, 59, 241

cultivating, 247, 277, 282-4, 289, 316-7

Investigation, interest in, 48-9, 241, 248, 269-70, 272

cultivating, 249, 289, 292

Irregularity, effects, 102, 105, 114-6, 146, 157, 166-7, 210, 219

Irritability, 67, 105, 110, 139, 145, 147, 202, 230, 237

Irritation, 92, 98, 122, 147-8, 151, 160, 164, 172-4, 251, 345, 349

treatment, 353

Itching, treatment, 340, 358

Johnson, Mrs. Marietta, 316

Judgment, 63, 210-1, 240

Jumping, interest, 253, 270-2

Kidneys, 120-1, 231, 233, 235

Kidney disease, causes, 160, 164, 167, 172, 340-1

extent, 58, 60, 123

Kiss, conveys disease germs, 342

Labor saving, 22 ff.

Language, development, 44-61, 207, 241, 257, 263, 299

training, 53, 195, 207, 250, 252-4, 257, 259, 260, 288, 299

Laundering, 25, 93-4, 362

Law, respect for, 196, 204, 211-12, 216-7, 251

sense of, 43-61

cultivating, 211, 276, 309

Laxative, foods, 162, 171

diet, 67, 121, 147, 175, 177

drugs, 362

when to give, 344-6, 354

Lefthandedness, 201, 230

Lies, 49, 210, 240, 243, 257

Life, beginning of, 74

increasing length, 119, 123, 154

quality, 197, 205

Life Extension Institute, 119, 372

Light, uses, 134, 348-54

Lighting, hygiene, 140-1

Malnutrition, 116, 153, 236-7, 338-9, 340, 341

treatment, 343, 356

Manners, 194-5, 243, 247, 253, 266

Marriage, 2-3, 11-19, 31-38, 215

Massage, 74, 95, 98, 127, 132, 345, 347, 349, 359, 360

Masturbation causes, 92, 98, 146-7

effects, 145

preventing, 148-150

treatment, 117, 145

Maternity, care, 62-84

Mathematics, teaching, 261, 263, 315-6

Maturity, 43-4

of sex, 151, 371

Meal time,

children, 124-7, 177-84

for mothers, 68

Meals, 157, 192-5, 214, 218, 343

Measles, 100, 115, 122, 234, 378

effects, 54, 56, 58, 153, 240

Measuring, education in, 253, 254, 261, 266-7

interest in, 252, 272, 274, 316

Meat, 149, 168-9, 173

in child’s diet, 149, 161, 164, 172-4

in illness, 349, 355

in mother’s diet, 67

Medicine, 80, 347, 361-3

Memory, development of, 43-61, 145, 147, 240, 275

training, 112, 209-10, 249, 253

Meningitis, 54, 56, 341

Mental activity, 239

overemphasis, 152, 246, 248

rate, 213, 263

defects, 36, 38, 145-6, 239-44, 371

Militarism, 32, 212, 255, 286, 314

Military toys, 286, 290

Milk, boiled, 187, 355

bottled, 184

certified, 184-5

clean, 152, 157, 185

condensed, 101, 161, 185

grades, 185

loose, 185

pasteurized, 184-6

skimmed, 186

sour, 185

sterilized, 185

raw, 355

whey, 186, 355

Milk, care, 157, 184-5

cooking, 185, 187, 190

pasteurizing, 187

serving, 166, 175, 192

Milk, composition and values, 27, 162, 168-73, 178

factors in, 184

Milk in diet,

child’s, 159, 163, 166, 168-73, 185-6

mother’s, 67-8, 102

in illness, 355-6

digestion of, 159, 168, 185

Milk, mother’s, 101-104, 168

Minerals (food), 161, 167-170, 172-3, 178-84

importance, 27, 64-7, 103, 158, 166-7, 355

daily requirement, 161

tables, food composition, 365-8

Miscarriage, causes, 36, 68, 69, 378

Mischief, 49, 219, 239

Modeling, educational values, 208, 210

interest in, 251, 271-2, 274

materials for, 320

education, 254, 256, 261, 318

Modesty, training, 50, 129, 150, 214, 257

Montessori, apparatus, 142, 222, 330

auto-education, 203-4

statement of liberty, 204, 222

Moral development, 48-61, 202, 242-244, 252

training and education, 39, 49-52, 202, 211-19, 245, 248, 251-2, 256-7, 262, 267, 292, 299, 300, 329, 335

Moral influences, 196, 202, 246-7, 291

Mortality, children,

causes, 54, 56, 58, 60, 85, 115, 154, 155, 343, 378

prevention, 33, 40, 117, 343, 379

statistics, 377-8

in maternity, 379

Mother, heredity from, 234-5

teaching respect for, 218

Mothers, consequences of ignorance in, 115, 117, 155

Mother’s, assistant, 4, 5, 86, 250, 337, 342

responsibility for children’s education, 4, 194-6, 218, 309

Mothers’, International Congress, 7

Mothercraft, defined, xii

School of, xii

Motherhood, hygiene, 62-84

age for, 39

preparation for, vii, ix, xii, 1-9, 18, 62-3, 215, 257

teaching respect for, 29, 145, 150, 196, 215, 218

unwelcome, 39, 40

Mothering, 63

Motor development, 43-61, 112, 145, 204, 231, 248-9, 251-2, 258, 233-4, 269-72, 288, 291, 294, 329

defects, 145-6, 231

See Muscles, fundamental.

Motor education and training, 28, 133, 142, 195, 198, 205-6, 249-50, 252-6, 285-98, 269-74, 277-83, 317, 321

Mouth hygiene, babies, 98, 99, 104

child, 124, 137-9, 297, 342-3

in illness, 356-7

in maternity, 74, 358

Moving pictures, 140, 146, 151, 371

Muscles, 199, 229

fundamental and accessory,

development, 46, 56, 58, 60

in education, 147, 206, 208, 251, 286, 318, 320

Music, interest in, 239-40, 329-331, 248, 252

education, 247, 249-50, 252, 256, 259, 266, 316, 329-331, 335-6

in home, 15, 19, 330

therapeutic use, 147, 329

See Rhythm; Singing.

Musical toys, 250, 252, 256, 293-7

Mustard, bath, 352, 345

plaster, 363

for earache, 363

in diet, 164, 175

Nail-biting, 145, 231, 233, 237

Nap, 73, 88, 90, 124, 128, 213, 232

Nature, environment, 247

Nature study, 240, 251, 255, 258, 260, 263, 309-10

Nausea, causes, 157, 338, 340-1

treatment, 347

in maternity, 67, 68, 357

Navel, 54, 82, 89, 94, 230

Nerves, afferent, 199

centers, 201-2

development, 54, 56, 58, 60, 86, 146, 200

efferent, 199, 200, 202

food for, 155, 160, 161

hygiene, 114, 120

scoring, 230-1

sensory and motor, 199, 200, 202

Nervous, child, 126, 134, 173, 205, 213, 260

energy, storing (mother), 18, 63, 102;

(child), 123, 155, 161

system, development, 199-203, 219

Nervousness, causes, 67, 112, 116, 122, 139, 146, 160, 164, 167, 172, 173, 174, 341, 320

development, 54, 56, 60

effects (mother’s), 102, 104

(child’s), 123, 128

extent, 54, 56, 58, 60, 152

prevention, 25, 86, 145-8

symptoms, 145, 230-1, 237

treatment, 25, 69, 70, 127, 143, 147-8, 353

Night regimen, 89-90, 105, 109, 118, 127, 129

Nose, 227, 232, 237

care (baby), 96;

(child), 122, 136-7

how to blow, 136

discharges, 338-42, 362

Nursery, 76, 98-9, 108

furnishing, 75-80

Nursing, home, 337-63

in maternity, 357-60

of baby, 100-6, 115, 234, 358-60, 379

Nutrition, 120, 146, 219, 231, 236-7, 219

Obedience, development, 48-61

cultivating, 196, 216-18, 251, 256, 337

Observation, development, 48-61

training, 208-9, 255, 262, 277-8, 281, 283

utilizing, 198, 217, 255, 261

Oil rub, 87, 94, 131-4, 356, 358

Orange juice, 106, 163, 169, 171, 175, 179

Orderliness, 28, 99, 211

training in, 130, 194, 215, 245, 253

sense of, development, 48, 61, 243

Overwork, 70, 115, 206

Pacifiers, 80, 227, 234, 342

Painting, intellectual values, 208, 210

hygiene 254, 318, 320

interest in, 240, 262, 271, 272, 274, 302

materials, 254, 319-20

teaching, 254, 262, 318

Paralysis, 341

Paregoric, 80

Parental love, (not compensate for ignorance), 123

Parenthood, 29-40

age for, 37, 39

See Eugenics; Father; Heredity; Home; Mother

Parents, 29-40, 41

responsibilities, 16, 29-40, 45, 117, 153, 155, 246

Parties, 146, 149, 267

Pasteurizing, 342

method, 187

Patent baby foods, 80, 101, 161, 234

Patent medicines, 68, 80, 103, 346, 363

Peace, international, 287, 312

Pedagogy, 198, 208

Pediatrics, 3, 6, 62

Personality, 5, 7, 247

study of, 237-44

Physical education, 87, 119, 247, 251, 255

Physical measurements, 151, 118, 226, 373-5

Physician, 14, 38, 63-5, 71-2, 85, 93, 97-8, 102-3, 106-7, 117, 128, 135, 142, 144-5, 147-9, 154, 165-6, 174, 232-3, 339, 344, 346, 350, 359, 363

when to summon, 337-8, 343, 349

Physiology, 43-75, 86-116, 120-150, 157-195, 199-203

Pictures, 210, 247, 249, 256, 268

children’s interest in, 240, 248, 262, 272

for children, 250, 262, 332, 335

making, 254, 304, 333-4

Play, for baby, 111-2, 248-9

with baby, 86, 110, 112

defined, 203, 264-5

education through, 264-74

equipment, 130, 133

interests, 142, 248-9, 251, 258, 268

See Games; Toys.

Pneumonia, 339; 89, 101, 108, 115, 120, 131, 134

extent, 54, 56, 58, 60, 153, 378

Poisoning, prevention, 347, 379

Posture, 73, 143, 226, 236

sitting, 111, 143

standing, 25, 143-5

Poultices, 339, 343

Powder, use of, 92, 98, 138, 358

formulas, 79, 358

Prayers,

child, 214, 220, 258

parents, 39, 258

Precocity, 47, 205, 239

Prenatal, development, 43-4

hygiene, 62-84, 357-60, 379

influences, 33-36, 63, 74-5, 138, 235

Prickly heat, 347-8, 356

Primitive life, 255, 258, 260, 262, 312

Prohibitions, 216, 251

Promptness, 213, 215, 216, 218, 253, 256

Protein, 168; 160, 166-8, 172-5, 179-84, 365-8

Prunes, 169, 171, 175, 188, 355

juice, 88, 106, 163

pulp, 163, 188

Psychology, child, 128, 147, 151, 199-222, 251, 258, 263, 264-67, 275-77

of development, 43-61, 225, 237-44

genetic, 42

of infancy, 85, 101, 105, 110, 112, 114, 117, 248-9

Pulse, 232, 376

Punishment, baby, 117, 212

child, 127-8, 146, 218, 257

consistency, 216

natural forms, 216-7

Purins, 160, 166-7, 172, 175

free diet, 160, 171, 348, 354-5

Quarreling, 212, 218, 243, 257

Questions, child’s, index of interests, 224, 241

regarding biology of life, 150, 215, 258, 210

regarding theology, 221, 257

Reaction time, 202, 213, 216, 239

Reading, age for, 51, 53, 141, 152, 207, 260, 263, 316

hygiene in, 140-3, 260

physical strain, 140, 207, 254

Reasoning, development, 48-61, 240

training, 210-11, 214, 250, 309

utilizing in education, 198, 213

Recapitulation, 44, 200

Reflex arc, 199, 213

Reflexes, 132, 143, 351

Regularity, babies, 86-8, 102, 105, 249-50

children, 123-4, 126-7, 147, 157, 176, 211, 214, 233

training in, 49, 55, 107, 214, 251

Relaxation, 128, 147

means to, 127-8, 143, 147, 213, 338

Religion, development, 49, 52, 59, 61, 220, 244, 258

education in, 49, 52, 149, 151, 195-6, 202, 214, 219-23, 257, 258, 262-3

Repression, 146-7, 152-3, 200, 202, 204

Resistance, developing, 120 ff., 344

to disease germs, 123, 131, 134

low, 160, 172, 343

Respect, development, 243

for authority, 49, 114, 211, 216-7, 220, 251, 258, 276

father, 218, 220

mother, 218, 220

parenthood and marriage, 149-50, 215, 310

property, 211, 218

workers, 216, 313

See Self-respect.

Respiration, rate, 376

See Breathing.

Responsibility, training in, 28-9, 51-2, 130, 150, 211-2, 214, 218, 259, 292, 313

Retardation, 202, 205, 239-44, 271

Rewards, 217

Rheumatism, 58, 60, 160, 167, 172, 234, 348

Rhyme, 209, 239

Rhythm, sense of development, 59, 239-40, 248, 252, 269, 303, 329

cultivating, 55, 112, 128, 206, 249-50, 253, 256, 259, 278, 302

uses, 127, 147, 209, 329

Rhythmic exercises, 202, 213, 250, 269

Rickets, 54, 101, 116, 167, 234, 236

Ridicule, 256, 260

Rocking, 78, 110, 111, 116, 127

Rote learning, 51, 209, 261, 263

Rupture, 89, 98, 116, 232, 230

Salt, normal solution, 362

uses, 343-5, 347-8, 362

Sanitation, 86, 87, 93, 98-100, 108-110, 127, 137, 139, 142, 152, 156-7, 184-7, 192, 251, 342-3, 362-3

Scarlet fever, 122, 153, 234, 340

mortality, 56, 58, 100, 378

School, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 28, 124, 223

age for entering, 141, 152, 208

and health, 146, 152-3, 194

dances, 149

Science, teaching, 248, 255-6, 260-1, 309-13

Scolding, 127, 142, 217

Scurf on head, 96, 97, 135, 226

Scurvy, 56, 101, 116, 162, 167, 234, 237

Self-activity, 199, 203-4, 208, 220, 241, 245, 264-7

clue to interests, 203-4, 224, 240

See Freedom; Interest.

Self-consciousness, 129, 224, 256, 260

Self-control, developing sense of, 43-61, 231

lack of, 12, 16, 145, 146, 151, 195

need of, 17, 39, 37, 86, 123, 151

training in, 29, 31, 63, 86, 114, 143, 148, 212, 213, 245, 251, 256

Self-indulgence, 114-5, 117, 123, 146, 151

Selfishness, 16, 20, 218, 242, 243

Self-reliance, development of, 20, 43-61, 231, 239

training in, 20, 63, 114, 128, 130, 142, 143, 148, 195, 211, 245, 249, 253, 320

Sense organs, development, 43-61, 200-1, 227-8, 239-40

hygiene, 137, 153, 139-42, 146-7

Sense training, 201, 205-6, 249-51, 252-3, 258-9, 269-70, 272-3, 277, 281, 284

See Color; Rhythm.

Sewing, 83-4, 140-1, 262, 271, 274

Sex determination, 74

Sex, development, 43-61, 150-1

influence on growth, 370-75

influences on maturity, 371

education, 29, 149-51, 214-5, 310

hygiene, 39, 92-4, 148-151

instinct, sublimation, 13-4, 19, 33, 39, 151

perversion, 17, 31, 37-8, 150

Shock, avoiding in cold bath, 131

treatment, 346, 349, 350

Shoes, baby, 82, 90, 116

child, 128-30, 135

in maternity, 65

Sight, 54-61, 11, 206

Simplicity, 21-8

for children, 129, 131, 158, 165, 174, 244, 256, 267

Singing, 18, 127, 147

education in, 249-50, 252, 277, 329-30

games, 272, 282-3

Sitting, babies, 55, 111-2, 116, 231

children, 143, 152, 226, 320

Skin, 148

care, babies, 92, 97-8

children, 129, 131-4

maternity, 64, 68, 358

training, 121, 131, 133

Sleep, 73, 86, 88, 107-11, 123-6, 130, 149, 157, 232, 237

disturbed, 69, 111, 127-8, 145, 157, 237, 349

Sleeping out-of-doors, 70, 107, 109-110, 126, 129, 147

bag, 90, 109, 129

porch, 70, 126

Slivers, 351

Smallpox, 378

Soap, for babies, 79, 97, 98

children, 131, 133

diapers, 93

disinfection, 343, 362

woolens, 93

Social, development, 54-61, 242-3

training, 195, 212-17, 220, 248, 253, 257, 266, 275-6

Songs, 207, 240, 249, 256, 272, 335

Soothing syrups, 80, 114, 363

Speech, 241

development, 43-61

defects, 56, 58, 201, 205, 241

See Language.

Sponge, 80, 94

Starch, 166-9, 186, 193

Statistics, 153-5, 387-9

Sterilized foods, 101, 161, 185

Sterilizing, method, 363

baby clothes, 79, 93

dried fruits, 192

milk bottles, 184

toothbrushes, 139

wash cloths, 131

Stimulants, to be avoided, 123, 149, 151, 217, 371

desire for, 155

foods, 164, 173-4, 371

in illness, 350-1, 355

Stimulation, mental, 45, 47, 86, 110, 205-6

physical, of heat, 351

Stomach, ache, 349

gas, 345

digestion, 167-8, 174

scoring, 230-1

sour, 348, 357

Stools, abnormal, 107, 232, 338

regularity, 86-88, 107

in disease, 342, 362

Stories and story-telling, 252-308, 314-5, 127, 146-8, 203, 210-11, 224

Stubbornness, 214, 216, 217

Subconscious mind, 128, 202

Sucking, 117, 227

Sugar, 101, 114, 149, 188, 165-75, 193

Suggestion, to the subconscious mind, 128

use of, 128, 208, 216, 302

Suggestibility, 48, 128, 200, 247

Summer, baby’s regimen, 82, 90, 94, 98, 108

children, 129, 132-3, 177

Sunburn, 134, 348

Sunshine, 86, 93, 109-10, 134, 153, 362

Suppository, 91, 107, 345

Sympathy, 10, 16, 28, 212, 218, 220, 244, 247, 268

with child nature, 222

Syphilis, 35-8, 54, 115, 233, 341

Tantrums, 117, 145, 147-8, 213, 237

Taste, 158, 174, 193, 206

Teasing children, 112, 116, 146, 251

child’s, 51, 216, 218, 257

Teeth, 120, 228

care, 128

decay, 139, 146, 162, 174

defects, 54, 56, 58, 60, 139, 153

development, 54, 56, 58, 60, 138

examination, 139, 154

food for sound, 161-2, 174

in maternity, 73, 358

Temper, 55, 143, 145, 147, 213, 218, 237, 251

Temperature, body, normal, 376

learning to take, 337

response to changes, 121

Temperature, food, 192

water, 106

Temperature, outdoors, for play, 133-4

for sleeping, 127

for taking outdoors, 89, 108

Temperature, room, 232

bathroom, 131

nursery, 98, 108

room, 25, 70, 89, 121, 127, 137, 192

sickroom, 338-9, 341

to reduce, 350

Theater, 146, 151, 247, 371

Thinking, feeling and doing, 197, 204, 248

Thrift, 16, 25, 49, 243

teaching, 215, 292

Throat, care, 122, 343, 356

sore, 122, 137, 348, 354-5

Thrush, 104

Tickling, effects, 112, 116, 146

Time, sense of, 239

teaching, 260, 314

Tonsillitis, 122, 137, 146, 153, 340

Tonsils, 115, 122, 137, 146, 153, 234

Toothache, 349

Toothbrush, 138-9, 357

how to brush, 138, 342

Tossing babies, effect, 112, 116, 146

Toys, 285-298, 317-328

at bedtime, 127

care of, 86, 218, 234, 253, 342

education through, 249-50, 252, 256, 261-2, 285-98

making, 254, 261, 317-28

See Doll.

Tuberculosis, hereditary, bar to marriage, 37-8

congenital infection, 35, 37, 233

diet, 356

extent, 56, 58, 60, 123, 153, 378

causes, 123

history, 234, 235

prevention, 131, 134

precautions in, 139, 339

symptoms, 339

Unity of child’s life, 85, 197, 204

Uric acid, 167, 171-2

Urinating, teaching control, 87-8, 91, 127, 231

Urine, 91-2, 148, 170, 231, 338, 358, 362, 379

Varicose veins, 65, 73, 357

Vegetables, 161-2, 168-72

cooking, 170, 187, 190

in diet, 162-4, 193, 355

Venereal diseases, 35-8, 115, 233, 341, 343

Ventilation, 152, 233

nursery, 98-9, 108, 123, 127

room, 25, 70, 122, 192

sickroom, 339, 344, 348, 356

Vitality, 63, 151, 226-237

increasing, 119-154

low, 153, 165, 172, 236-7

Vitamines, 27, 100-1, 161, 175, 177, 179, 185

Voice, 52, 241, 250, 254, 259, 335-6

Vomiting, 105, 338-42, 362

Waking, 111, 118, 128, 250

Walking, 99, 112, 205, 213, 252-3, 270-3

in maternity, 69-70

Water, 162, 166, 343-4, 348, 354

sterilizing, 363

Water drinking, 68, 88, 104, 121, 124-5, 162, 170, 360

Weaning, 103, 106, 234

Weather, adaptation to, 129, 159, 175, 184

cool, 87, 90, 94, 99, 108, 110, 127, 129, 131-4, 137

warm, 90, 94, 98, 108, 177

Weighing, 78, 87-8, 104, 224

Weight, 44, 60, 104, 151, 159, 177, 226, 236-7, 338-9, 343, 370-375

taking, 87

Tables, 118, 373-5

Whims, 114, 193-4, 203, 213, 217

Whooping cough, 54, 100, 115, 120, 234, 340, 378

Will, 55-61, 155, 200, 244

breaking child’s, 214, 217

training, 151, 211, 213, 215, 222, 245

Winter, regimen, baby’s, 82, 94, 108

children, 122, 127, 129, 131-3, 177

Wood, Thomas D., 126, 152

Woolen garments, 82, 90, 93, 129-30, 148, 347

Workmanship, 251, 254, 259, 261-2, 289, 317, 321, 330, 333-4

Worms, 147-8, 233, 349, 363

Wounds, 337-8, 342, 349-50

Writing, 53

age for teaching, 141, 207-8, 260, 263

hygiene, 140, 152, 260

Youth, stage of development, 51, 60, 61

education in, 198, 263

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