Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young

Or, The Principles on Which a Firm Parental Authority May Be Established and Maintained, Without Violence or Anger, and the Right Development of the Moral and Mental Capacities Be Promoted by Methods in Harmony with the Structure and the Characteristics of the Juvenile Mind

Contents

Three modes of management -- What are gentle measures? -- There must be authority -- Gentle punishment of disobedience -- The philosophy of punishment -- Rewarding obedience -- The art of training -- Methods exemplified -- Della and the dolls -- Sympathy I: The child with the parent -- Sympathy II: The parent with the child -- Commendation and encouragement -- Faults of immaturity -- The activity of children -- The imagination in children -- Truth and falsehood -- Judgment and reasoning -- Wishes and requests -- Children's questions -- The use of money -- Corporal punishment -- Gratitude in children -- Religious training -- Conclusion.