Project Gutenberg 2019-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 137 Nelson, James 1710 1794 An essay on the government of children, under three general heads, viz. health, manners, and education Produced by Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "An Essay on the Government of Children" by James Nelson is a treatise on childrearing written in the mid-18th century. The work is organized into three main sections addressing health, manners, and education, aiming to provide parents with a comprehensive guide to effectively govern the upbringing of their children. This essay emphasizes the significance of early intervention in the education and moral development of children for their future happiness and societal contributions. The beginning of this essay sets the tone for Nelson's exploration of the responsibilities and challenges of parenting. He argues that proper guidance begins immediately from birth and must encompass physical health, the cultivation of good manners, and a solid educational foundation. Nelson critiques common parental practices, highlighting errors in managing children’s health, manners, and education, while emphasizing the interconnectedness of these areas. He also expresses a desire to empower readers, urging them to reflect on their own approaches to child-rearing for the betterment of their offspring and society as a whole. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Child rearing -- England -- History -- 18th century HQ Text Category: Health & Medicine Category: Parenthood & Family Relations Category: Teaching & Education 520096 2025-09-23T13:41:38.099560 text/html 522596 2019-05-19T13:55:42 text/html 323539 2025-09-23T13:41:43.319528 application/epub+zip 328559 2025-09-23T13:41:38.934551 application/epub+zip 260820 2025-09-23T13:41:38.505587 application/epub+zip 467456 2025-09-23T13:41:47.059542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421900 2025-09-23T13:41:42.895545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355064 2022-09-27T00:37:41.008356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479299 2025-09-23T13:41:37.666591 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 479426 2019-05-19T13:55:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18290 2025-09-23T13:41:47.188518 application/rdf+xml 18292 2025-09-23T13:41:38.585552 image/jpeg 3063 2025-09-23T13:41:38.546610 image/jpeg 178810 2019-05-19T13:55:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 294388 2019-05-19T13:55:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 293990 2025-09-23T13:41:38.153609 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog