Publisher's Synopsis
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. 1854 edition. Excerpt: ... people, they are inspirited by confidence. A feeling that all their faults are remembered, that they have lost character, represses hope and effort, and makes them feel that they must behave in a certain way because it is expected of them. '1 Some people seem to think that the best way to correct the errors of their children is to show them how unhappy they make their parents. They fall into despair at a trifling fault, and foresee a life of misery induced by the probable misconduct of their children. This seems to me a mistake. Children expect and believe what their parents expect and believe of them. It is not well, either, for a young child to feel that it has a parent's happiness so entirely in its own hands. A child should see that a parent stands on a firm foundation, and that he will be the sufferer if he does not secure the parent's approbation." "Well, cousin Lucy, that is all philosophical, I dare say; and you seem to be making a successful experiment. That oldest child of yours, that boy Hubert, is certainly a noble little fellow. There is a fearless, frank independence about him that is very charming; and yet, he is so loving and tender to those two little sisters of his; he shows such a manly and chivalrous sense of care and protection, that it is really amusing in a child of his age." "He shows his father's teaching, Martha. He is naturally an impetuous boy, but the current has been checked and directed. He is a truthful, affectionate and generous little fellow, and Meta is very like him; but Milly, the youngest, gave me a good deal of trouble. She was so petted by the twins that she was in danger of' becoming selfish and wilful. I told them, seriously, that they must not spoil their little sister; that, by leading her to...
