
A thoughtful guide written for women stepping into motherhood, this manual treats the role as a skill that benefits from careful study. Drawing on the author’s own journey of raising six children, it blends personal insight with the latest scientific knowledge of infant care, showing that preparation can ease the early challenges of parenting.
The book offers clear, practical advice on feeding, sleep routines, dressing, and health monitoring, while also emphasizing the importance of playful interaction as a foundation for learning. It presents motherhood as a partnership of love and education, encouraging mothers to view themselves as the first teachers of their children. By outlining simple techniques for communication, sensory exploration, and early language development, the guide helps parents create a nurturing environment where both child and caregiver can grow together.
Language
en
Duration
~12 hours (727K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: Little, Brown, and Company, 1916, pubdate 1921.
Credits
Bob Taylor, ellinora and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2023-05-31
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
b. 1878
Best known for a practical early-20th-century guide to infant and child care, this author wrote with the aim of helping mothers understand both everyday care and child development. Her work blends hands-on advice with a serious interest in the science of raising children.
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