Show uld and ne et modern methods conceded to have many points ol 01 1 0 advantage c lectures altogether beyond the et understanding of little ones r r sari sara and mrs were I 1 tile tho tr ii i i sari sara and mrs were I 1 daugherty talking sara was engaged to be married and mrs daugherty tier aunt was performing a last duty by inseal installments imenes from time to time giving her enre carefully fully thought out advice today it had to do with one phase of the file right night way to rile ril e children namely the right night way to talk to your you children childre it seems strange to nio me said sara that so many parents of today try to teach their children by old fashioned methods perhaps because they realize t that h ta the ie old d lic people 0 p 1 h had a d the e best s t aa 01 helln alif bee ideas i c s 0 on child b ild t training r a s said d her r aunt with finality ever since your dear mother died and your father agn gave ve you to me to take care of I 1 have tried to teach you in accord ance with the way my mother taught me put nut it was too late you are were spelled Epol led ed I 1 could not make and tile the one word emphasized was make you see right and wrong in their light I 1 feel that I 1 have failed to in the task your father gave me but nevertheless erth eless I 1 have not altered my ideas in the least yes perhaps I 1 was wrong many times aunty aulty agreed sara cut but you see my mother was strictly modern in her wois and it was only natural that I 1 became modern also however I 1 see no fault in beins being modern it if I 1 ener have children I 1 shall bring them up according to modern ideas we have progressed along other lines why cant we 7 e progress in the manner of educating children at home I 1 believe in giving a child a general conception of r right ight and wrong and then enc enczur our nging aging him to work out each ual problem I 1 most certainly do not believe in purposely letting lettin him make a mistake and then le lecturing in him or giving him a whipping just what do you mean by 1 lecturing ee sari sara inquired inquire her aunt this dem demanded aDded a reply so sara nn answered frankly you know per haps that to very young people a lecture seems to consist of len lengthy thy expositions discussions and eloquent phrases at least those are the grownup grown up terms for what the child thinks of it it seems to him to have no real conciseness humor frankness honesty or clarity lectures really are for the older the mor mors advanced adian ced people are they not they are usually so far beyond the childs understanding that he be cannot grasp their meaning however clear it may seem to the adult so of course he shows little interest and receives little benefit if we leally want avant to help children I 1 think we should talk with them not at them 1 I be begin in to understand your point of lew said sirs mrs daugherty you think I 1 often lectured you instead of talking aith ith you I 1 know now why you want to be bothered with your old aulty aunty and tier her silly talks r r tile tho tr ii i i talks were lectures but I 1 conw you realize that thai everything I 1 sax gal is was intended for your you r benefit t ft 1 1 I realize that aunty aulty this r reab fit talk Is going to be a revelation ct C t both of us I 1 believe W now to continue our lesson 4 U jg A me see if I 1 can state y your our idea clea clif i ly Is t tier her a faunt the neu ly talk in tile the majority of caa ases csT ane best w any ay iy t to 0 c correct 0 chit children d ren aal 0 it ID t 0 g falve I 1 vei t them 1 e m a d vi c e and in t that h at tall 9 aou ou should 0 t i 1 1 I have some b humor um or though not elou enough h to su subordinate bordIna te e en plan atlon and fact it must at also b c concise cardee frank sincere hf to aard h honest and clear it must a M be about the child but to hlin him very important point to remember when talking to your children if 11 understand you correctly ka that Is ia exactly what I 1 mcall aunty aulty but may we change to your child ren to talking with y ym children it should be I 1 think convers conversation atlon a friendly chat th alj confidently confIdent la itala jdith a child la is good to lecture him Is harin harmful ful j tile the more mor e I 1 think about it sa san the more I 1 realize that your adeff idem ire correct it Is too late to pra araa tice them on my niece but I 1 ho bow you will stick to them and give a 1 ice to any children who are ever 1 sour I 1 our care t 1 I will was saras hurried rep for the doorbell had just rung a she was expecting her flance |