Project Gutenberg 2019-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 127 Abbott, Ernest Hamlin 1870 1931 Abbott, E. H. (Ernest Hamlin) 08012208 On the Training of Parents Spasm and habit -- The will and the way -- By rule of wit -- Peace at a price -- For 'tis their nature to -- The beginning of wisdom. MFR, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "On the Training of Parents" by Ernest Hamlin Abbott is a parental guide written in the early 20th century. The book discusses principles of effective parenting and child upbringing, urging parents to adopt methods that cultivate good habits in children rather than relying on harsh discipline. Abbott emphasizes the importance of understanding a child's needs and behaviors in fostering a nurturing environment. The opening of the work presents contrasting parenting scenarios: one involving a mother using fear and punishment, and another where a mother employs habits and expectations to instill obedience in her child. Abbott illustrates this through vivid anecdotes, highlighting the struggles and responsibilities inherent in guiding a child. He critiques the "government by collision" approach—discipline through confrontations—while advocating for a "government by habit" that encourages positive behaviors through established routines and self-restraint, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of these themes throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Child rearing HQ Text Category: How To ... Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 170486 2025-07-24T08:35:27.721908 text/html 149633 2024-10-17T15:16:22 text/html 156542 2025-07-24T08:35:30.716325 application/epub+zip 157529 2025-07-24T08:35:28.279987 application/epub+zip 133251 2025-07-24T08:35:27.958852 application/epub+zip 213295 2025-07-24T08:35:32.957293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193574 2025-07-24T08:35:30.442304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169989 2022-09-27T14:19:01.632011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152390 2025-07-24T08:35:27.519957 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132484 2024-10-17T15:16:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16028 2025-07-24T08:35:33.104279 application/rdf+xml 11670 2025-07-24T08:35:28.084851 image/jpeg 1939 2025-07-24T08:35:28.049830 image/jpeg 132315 2025-07-24T08:35:27.742874 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