Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 173 Jackson, Helen Hunt 1830 1885 Hunt, Helen Maria Fiske Holm, Saxe Jackson, H. H. (Helen Hunt) Jackson, Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Bits about Home Matters Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. The inhumanities of parents: corporal punishment -- The inhumanities of parents: needless denials -- The inhumanities of parents: rudeness -- Breaking the will -- The reign of Archelaus -- The awkward age -- A day with a courteous mother -- Children in Nova Scotia -- The republic of the family -- The ready-to-halts -- The descendants of Nabal -- "Boys not allowed" -- Half an hour in a railway station -- A genius for affection -- Rainy days -- Friends of the prisoners -- A companion for the winter -- Choice of colors -- The apostle of beauty -- English lodging-houses -- Wet the clay -- The king's friend -- Learning to speak -- Private tyrants -- Margin -- The fine art of smiling -- Death-bed repentance -- The correlation of moral forces -- A simple bill of fare for a Christmas dinner -- Children's parties -- After-supper talk -- Hysteria in literature -- Jog trot -- The joyless American -- Spiritual teething -- Glass houses -- The old-clothes monger in journalism -- The country landlord's side -- The good staff of pleasure -- Wanted: a home. Produced by Distributed Proofreaders "Bits about Home Matters" by Helen Hunt Jackson is a thought-provoking collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the various challenges and ethical considerations surrounding parenting and family dynamics, focusing particularly on the treatment of children. Through a critical lens, Jackson addresses themes such as corporal punishment, the impact of parental authority, and the nurturing of respectful and empathetic relationships within the family structure. At the start of the book, the author poignantly recounts a tragic incident involving a clergyman who whipped his young son to death for refusing to pray, which serves as a harrowing introduction to her exploration of parental cruelty. Jackson emphasizes the psychological and physical toll inflicted on children through corporal punishment, advocating for a more humane and understanding approach to discipline. The opening portion also examines the broader consequences of parental inhumanity and the importance of fostering a nurturing environment that respects the needs and emotions of children, setting the stage for Jackson's call for reform in parenting practices and societal attitudes towards children. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Home HQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sociology 335718 335719 2024-10-05T05:13:32.711512 2023-10-05T05:57:44.157398 text/html text/html 333782 2020-12-19T23:42:17 text/html; charset=utf-8 130183 2020-12-19T23:42:17 text/html application/zip 243243 2024-10-05T05:13:40.399521 application/epub+zip 243137 2024-10-05T05:13:35.690499 application/epub+zip 230509 2024-10-05T05:13:34.521500 application/epub+zip 398075 2024-10-05T05:13:44.105946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367781 2024-10-05T05:13:39.677472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320012 2022-09-05T08:20:52.539222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324200 324181 2024-10-05T05:13:32.274539 2023-10-05T05:57:43.819408 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 325521 2020-12-19T23:42:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 128381 2020-12-19T23:42:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 325520 2020-12-19T23:42:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128352 2020-12-19T23:42:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22398 2024-10-05T05:13:44.233942 application/rdf+xml 14344 2024-10-05T05:13:35.060506 image/jpeg 3890 2024-10-05T05:13:34.788497 image/jpeg 199946 2024-10-05T05:13:32.743496 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia