Training the Girl (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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To the discerning soul there is something about the little child that is perennially cheering and inspiring. No matter what child it may be, whether a son or daughter of the so-called high-born, or one of a large family group of the so-called slum children, its life should be thought of as an invaluable thing; and that because of its latent possibilities of goodness, of worth, and of efficiency. Never in all of my other literary efforts have I felt such a sense of unworthiness as has marked the preparation of this volume. To me there is something so very precious and even sacred in the life of a little, unspoiled girl that I have experienced many misgivings as to my ability to do justice to the subject in hand.

This book is intended to be a running mate to my recently published volume, "Training the Boy," and these two are intended to supplement the earlier one, "Farm Boys and Girls." The press in the United States and abroad has been so uniformly liberal In its commendations of the two former volumes that I cannot well ask for this one a more favorable reception than was accorded the others. It is my ardent hope and desire that this book may render a definite and helpful service to many parents who are engaged in the difficult and yet inspiring task of developing the characters of their daughters. To one and all of these I hereby make declaration of my profound faith in the ordinary growing girl; and of my personal belief that there is never a case of child training so perplexing but that a happy way out of the difficulty may be found.

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