| Show RULING bir B LOVE one modern idea of child training is that children should be ruled solely by love punitive discipline it is argued wounds their natures and creates dangerous repressions pres suppressed desires are considered causes of trouble so bo it is argued that the young rebels must be allowed freedom to try ry out their ideas learn from experience so that they will voluntarily choose the good it is felt that if they are given love and affection they will return the same lt it takes some faith to believe in this theory considering the present state of some children on whom ie is being tried one lady who called at a home recently where a child was being brought up on that plan remarked that the kid proceeded to knock her hat off this obstreperous youngster had a favorite trick of pinching people he proceeded to pinch one young lady caller nuite vigorously and she felt that a little retaliation might bring him to his senses she therefore returned pinch for pinch at which lie he howled most vigorously the mother seemed to sympathize with the kid and remarked poor little fellow he did not men to hurt you vou human nature contains ugly traits the boy iv who lio is never corrected for his acts is likely to keep on doing these things he will probably grow up ill a most disagreeable bully who will torment younger boys but if he is licked by a boy of ll 11 his is own size he will run y yelling home I 1 Reasoning with children will often control but if they wont li listen to reason they need to difed discover ver out of their own ex experience p that wrong conduct brings painful results physical punishment may not be the best way but if they fail to get the lesson the contrary streak i in human oman nature is likely to gow in their minds which will make them disagreeable and perhaps dangerous members ot of society |
