. Babyhood . of rest. NECESSITY OF CONSULTING INDIVIDUAL TASTE. Every childs mind, as soon as it begins towork at all, exhibits certain peculiar tastes andtendencies. These must always be considered in furnishing play-things. The nerv-ous, active tem-perament takesmost delight inswing and rock-ing-horse andnoisy play. Theloving, timidbaby hugs herdoll with evernew must beencouraged, yetmodified. Theprecocious infantmust make mud-pies, the restlessboy be trained to listen to rhymefig. 3. or story, yet neither need be thwarted or dwarfed. Givethe embryo naturalist all sympathy in hi
. Babyhood . of rest. NECESSITY OF CONSULTING INDIVIDUAL TASTE. Every childs mind, as soon as it begins towork at all, exhibits certain peculiar tastes andtendencies. These must always be considered in furnishing play-things. The nerv-ous, active tem-perament takesmost delight inswing and rock-ing-horse andnoisy play. Theloving, timidbaby hugs herdoll with evernew must beencouraged, yetmodified. Theprecocious infantmust make mud-pies, the restlessboy be trained to listen to rhymefig. 3. or story, yet neither need be thwarted or dwarfed. Givethe embryo naturalist all sympathy in his lovefor bugs and worms and flowers, and fit yourselfto simplify for him the information he is soeager to attain ; but teach him also order, man-ual dexterity, and patience, and he will thankyou in later years more than if you make him amarvel of intellectual precocity. There is a moral element also to be consider-ed in this matter, as in all matters that concernthe welfare and happiness of children. Perhaps. if the moral bearing of the subject were duly con-sidered the selection of playthings would befound to be as important in its way as theselection of playmates. HINTS FOR CHRISTMAS,almost no limit the nuni-
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