" Once the old habit is resumed, it is almost
certain to be continued.
CHAPTER XXVI.
ATTITUDE OF PARENT TOWARD CHILD.
Healthy, happy children are the greatest of all rewards. All parents can
have such children, and it is a duty they owe themselves, the children
and the race. It is a most pleasant duty, for the returns are far
greater than the cost.
In order to have first-class children parents must be in good physical
condition and be controlled mentally. Chaotic parents can not have
orderly children. The young people learn quickly from their elders and
they usually take after one of the parents. They intuitively learn what
they can do and what they can not do and how to get their way while we
consider them too young to have any understanding.
Therefore it is important that their first impressions are correct.
Begin to train the child in the way it should go from the day of birth.
The first training will have to do with feeding and sleeping. These
points are covered more fully in the next chapter. They are touched upon
here to give them emphasis.
Feed the child three times a day, but never wake it to be fed. If you
give the three feeds, the child will soon become accustomed to them and
wake when it is time.
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