Thoughts For Mothers
Tho influence which womao exerts is ilent and stlll, feit rather than seen, not chaioing tho hands, but restrainibg our actions by gliding into the heart. Young children oftcn do wrong morey from the mmatnrity of tbeir reason, or from a mistaken principie ; and when tbis is the case, tboy chould bo tenderly reprovcd, and patieutly shown their error. , . The real object cf èducatión is to givé cbildren resources that will endure as1 onpas life endures ; babits tbat wilt amcliorate, not destroy ; occupations that will rendor 6Íckness tolerable, solitude pleasant, ap;o venerable, life more dignifidd and wseful, aud death lesa terrible. Do all infyour powei" tö teaoh your children self-governraent. If a child is paseionate, toach him by gentle and palient meana to ourb bis temper. If he ig greedy, cultívate liberality in him. If be is sellish proinote generosity. If he is sulky, cuarm him out o it, by encouraging frank good humor. IÍ ho e indolent, accuEtom him to exertion, and train him so as to perfotm even onerous duiies with alacrity. If pride comes in to make his obedienoe reluotant, subduo him, either by counBel or dic,ip}ine. In short, give your children the habit of overcomiüg their besetting eat.
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