Inhaltsangabe
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ... Dealing with Some Com* mon faults "Who can understand his errorsf Cleanse thou me from secret faults." LL children have faults. All parents have a duty to aid them in overcoming these defects. The child's fault in many instances is the outworking of a natural tendency, as selfishness, obstinacy, etc. Others are acquired habits, as idleness and disrespect. These latter may be styled preventable faults, and it largely remains with the wise and careful parent as to how few of such shall be incorporated into the child's character.. The correction of established faults is one of the most difficult of tasks. There is no patent way of accomplishing the work. Each child must be dealt with upon an individual basis, according to his own special needs and proclivities. This necessitates a thorough understanding of the child, and requires of parents much thought and effort, coupled with Divine aid. It necessitates making a continual search for right ways and best ways, studying to fathom motives and causes. The fault must be analyzed and the treatment directed, as the skilled physician directs his treatment of a bodily ailment toward the rooting out of the cause. Not infrequently the parent may be surprised to find the cause " at his own door," so to speak. Children are apt imitators. Both the good and the evil they observe in the conduct of those around them are readily reflected in their own behavior, so that with the small child nearly every fault is at first a borrowed one. A single occurrence may not greatly affect the child unless it be something of such an unusual character as to merit his special attention, and because of this, becomes emphasized upon his mind; but the constant recurrence in his presence of a good thing or of an evil thing...
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