p. 764 | HOW TO REAR CHILDREN

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Dec 16, 1889

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 15, No. 48.

HOW TO REAR CHILDREN.

CHILDREN cannot be reared by rules, but the following may be suggestive:—

One great point is to treat them kindly.

Do not preach politeness and propriety to them, and violate their laws yourself. In other words, let the example you set them be a good one.

Never quarrel nor have any unpleasantness between yourselves, or with others, in their presence. If you must quarrel, wait till the children are gone to bed. Then they will not see you—and perhaps by that time you may not want to quarrel.

Never speak flippantly of neighbors before children. They may meet the neighbors' children and talk about it.

Teach them to think that the little boy in rags has a heart in spite of the rags—and a stomach, too.

Teach them, as they grow older, that a respectful demeanor to others, a gentle tone of voice, a kind disposition, a generous nature, an honest purpose, and an industrious mind, are better than anything else on earth. Teach them these things, and self-reliance and intelligence and capability will come of themselves. Teach them these things, I say, and your boys and girls will grow up to be noble men and women.—Exchange.