Your Child: Today and Tomorrow Some Problems for Parents Concerning Punishment, Reasoning, Lies, Ideals and Ambitions, Fear, Work and Play, Imagination, Social Activities, Obedience, Adolescence, Will, Heredity

YOUR CHILD - TODAY AND TOMORROW - YOUR CHILD - TODAY AND TOMORROW - SOME PROBLEMS FOR PARENTS CONCERNING - PUNISHMENT REASONING LIES IDEALS AND AMBITIONS FEAR WORK AND PLAY IMAGINATION SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OBEDIENCE ADOLESCENCE WILL HEREDITY

WITH 12 ILLUSTRATIONS

TO HER WHOSE DEVOTION AND UNTIRING EFFORT TOWARD AN INTELLIGENT UNDERSTANDING OF HER CHILDREN HAVE EVER BEEN AN INSPIRATION, - MY MOTHER - AND - TO MY CHILDREN - WHOSE CONTRIBUTION TOWARD MY EDUCATION HAS BEEN GREATER THAN THAT FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED. - PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION

SIDONIE MATZNER GRUENBERG.

PREFACE

SIDONIE MATZNER GRUENBERG.

A FOREWORD

JOHN H. VINCENT. - CHICAGO AND CHAUTAUQUA,

CHAPTER - I. YOU AND YOUR CHILD - II. THE PROBLEM OF PUNISHMENT - III. WHEN YOUR CHILD IMAGINES THINGS - IV. THE LIES CHILDREN TELL - V. BEING AFRAID - VI. THE FIRST GREAT LAW - VII. THE TRAINING OF THE WILL - VIII. HOW CHILDREN REASON - IX. WORK AND PLAY - X. CHILDREN'S GANGS, CLUBS, AND FRIENDSHIPS - XI. CHILDREN'S IDEALS AND AMBITIONS - XII. THE STORK OR THE TRUTH - XIII. THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRANSITION - XIV. HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT - XV. FREEDOM AND DISCIPLINE - ILLUSTRATIONS - THE CREATIVE IMPULSE IS BORN WITH EVERY NORMAL CHILD - THE IMPULSE TO ACTION EARLY LEADS TO DOING - IMAGINATION SUPPLIES THIS TWO-YEAR-OLD A PRANCING STEED - NEITHER ARE GIRLS AFRAID TO CLIMB - ONLY A GOOD REASON CAN WARRANT CALLING AN ABSORBED CHILD FROM HIS OCCUPATION - HABITS OF CAREFUL WORK FURNISH A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR THE WILL - WORK IS PLAY - LET THEM ROMP IN THE WINTER AS WELL AS IN SUMMER - IN THEIR GAMES THEY SHOULD LEARN TO LOSE AS WELL AS TO WIN - DON'T FORGET HOW TO PLAY WITH THE CHILDREN - THE BOYS NEED A CHANCE TO GET TOGETHER - IN THE COUNTRY CHILDREN BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH THE FACTS OF LIFE - YOUR CHILD TODAY AND TOMORROW - I. - YOU AND YOUR CHILD

II. THE PROBLEM OF PUNISHMENT