Project Gutenberg 2012-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 137 Gilman, Charlotte Perkins 1860 1935 Stetson, Charlotte Perkins Perkins, Charlotte Anna Concerning Children Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. The precious ten -- The effect of minding on the mind -- Two and two together -- The burnt child dreads the slipper -- Teachable ethics -- A place for children -- Unconscious schooling -- Presumptuous age -- The respect due to youth -- Too much consideration -- Six mothers -- Meditations on the nurse-maid -- Children and servants -- Mothers, natural and unnatural -- Social parentage. Produced by Suzanne Shell, JoAnn Greenwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Concerning Children" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a thoughtful examination of the principles of child-rearing written in the early 20th century. The book addresses critical issues surrounding the upbringing of children, particularly focusing on the significance of nurturing and educating children in a way that promotes individual growth and social progress. Gilman argues for an enlightened approach to parenting, presenting her ideas on how children's inherent qualities can be cultivated to enhance humanity. At the start of the text, the author discusses humanity's unique position in evolution, emphasizing the paramount importance of childhood in shaping the future of society. She posits that a child's early years are crucial for instilling virtues and capabilities that can positively influence the race. Gilman critiques traditional methods of discipline and obedience, arguing that they often stifle a child's natural growth and understanding of the world around them. The opening lays the groundwork for a deeper exploration of how conscious parenting can foster a better society through the intelligent and compassionate upbringing of the next generation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40481/40481-h/images/cover.jpg en Child rearing HQ Text Browsing: Parenthood & Family Relations Browsing: Sociology 427629 427635 2024-10-17T06:34:43.344143 2023-09-17T14:29:33.121457 text/html text/html 423125 2012-08-11T17:23:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 238445 2012-08-11T17:23:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 251707 2024-10-17T06:34:49.665158 application/epub+zip 253363 2024-10-17T06:34:44.465157 application/epub+zip 227554 2024-10-17T06:34:43.886152 application/epub+zip 383202 2024-10-17T06:34:53.852104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339954 2024-10-17T06:34:49.046137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314889 2022-09-18T14:00:41.017521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371253 371026 2024-10-17T06:34:42.371154 2023-09-17T14:29:32.296522 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 371094 2012-08-11T17:23:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 136561 2012-08-11T17:23:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 371090 2012-08-11T17:23:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136543 2012-08-11T17:23:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21918 2024-10-17T06:34:53.993083 application/rdf+xml 17386 2024-10-17T06:34:43.997156 image/jpeg 2295 2024-10-17T06:34:43.939148 image/jpeg 239451 2024-10-17T06:34:43.382184 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