3. Gentle Child Training

Gentle Child Training Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young By Jacob Abbott, 1871 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 young mind.

Section 1 1. Three Modes of Management 2. What Are Gentle Measures 3. There must Be Authority 4. Gentle Punishment of Disobedience 5. The Philosophy of Punishment

Section 2 6. Rewarding Obedience 7. The Art of Training 8. Methods Exemplified 9. Della and the Dolls 10. Sympathy—the Child with the Parent 11. Sympathy—the Parent with the Child

Section 3 12. Commendation and Encouragement 13. Page Faults of Immaturity 14. The Activity of Children 15. The Imagination in Children 16. Truth and Falsehood 17. Judgment and Reasoning 18. Wishes and Requests

Section 4 19. Children’s Questions 20. The Use of Money 21. Corporal Punishment 22. Gratitude in Children 23. Religious Training

24. Conclusion