A collection of essays aimed at parents presents a coherent educational philosophy combining attention to the physical formation of habits with the fostering of formative ideas and character. The author examines the family's role, parental authority and inspiration, moral and spiritual education, discipline, attention, and the cultivation of feeling and truth, and discusses pedagogical theories and practical techniques. The second part offers case studies, experiments, and illustrative stories to show classroom and home applications, guidance for Bible lessons, parental councils, and ways to encourage initiative, duty, and steady habits in children.