Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Pastimes for Sick Children and Rainy Day Occupations for Those Who Are Well
At the beginning Of life the higher centers of the brain have slight development and function; hence the powers of inhibition are then feebly exercised. This explains the irritability and lack of control so Often seen, and means that much patience and understanding must be exercised in training the young. The child exhibits the elemental human forces and instincts. Just as the emotions are developed in the race before the reason, so it is With chil dren. They can be moved by their sympathies long before they can be influenced by their intel lect. Love is. A surer guide over them than reason. If sympathetic understanding is necessary in health, it is Of much more importance during sickness and disability. Here is Where it may exercise a direct healing influence. Anything that will amuse or distract a sick or nervous child will help in recovery. It sometimes even happens that recovery itself depends on keeping the patient qu1et. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
