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Hints on Child-training
H. Clay Trumbull
Train the will, never break it: H. Clay Trumbull's famous distinction anchors these hints, drawn from long experience of his own household. Chapters cover discerning a child's special need, the place of must in training, and the scope and limits of the whole endeavor. A grandfather's wisdom, plainly argued in 1890 and quoted ever since. Guidance that trusts the child.
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34 chapters
- 1HINTS ON CHILD-TRAINING
- 2PREFACE.
- 3CONTENTS.
- 4I. CHILD-TRAINING: WHAT IS IT?
- 5II. THE DUTY OF TRAINING CHILDREN.
- 6III. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF CHILD-TRAINING.
- 7IV. DISCERNING A CHILD’S SPECIAL NEED OF TRAINING.
- 8V. WILL-TRAINING, RATHER THAN WILL-BREAKING.
- 9VI. THE PLACE OF “MUST” IN TRAINING.
- 10VII. DENYING A CHILD WISELY.
- 11VIII. HONORING A CHILD’S INDIVIDUALITY.
- 12IX. LETTING ALONE AS A MEANS OF CHILD-TRAINING.
- 13X. TRAINING A CHILD TO SELF-CONTROL.
- 14XI. TRAINING A CHILD NOT TO TEASE.
- 15XII. TRAINING A CHILD’S APPETITE.
- 16XIII. TRAINING A CHILD AS A QUESTIONER.
- 17XIV. TRAINING A CHILD’S FAITH.
- 18XV. TRAINING CHILDREN TO SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
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