The mothercraft manual

INDEX

Accuracy, 42, 86, 201, 207-9, 253, 259-62
Adenoids, 115, 117, 122, 137, 146, 153, 227, 232, 234, 237, 251, 371
Adolescence, 29, 52, 63, 75, 102, 123, 149, 198, 205, 211
Æsthetic interest, development, 48, 59, 61, 240, 248, 252, 258, 286, 329, 336
training, 151, 195, 247-8, 250, 252, 256, 259, 262, 290, 299, 318, 328-36
Affection, expression of, 214, 256
Age, 47, 159-60, 163-4, 370-5
Air, cold, 108
fresh, 70, 86, 107-10, 122, 126-7, 153, 157, 339, 362
bad, 108, 115, 122, 135, 137
night, 107-8
Airing, child, 87, 90, 108-9
rooms, 99, 108, 124
Alcohol (drinking) 16, 17, 36-7, 68, 75, 80, 102-3, 123, 146, 164, 175, 235, 371
as antiseptic, 139, 343, 357, 362
for skin, 79, 135, 139, 343-58
Altruism, 49, 52, 211-14, 242-3, 249, 257, 262
Anemia, 36, 58, 60, 166, 236-7, 338-41
treatment, 134, 343
Anger, child, 114, 117, 158
mother, 74, 104
Animals, 251, 255, 303, 309, 332, 336
toy, 254, 290-5, 318-23
Antiseptics, 139, 149
Apartment life, for baby, 109, 246
Appetite, 157-8, 338-43, 349
training, 164-5, 174, 193, 214, 217
Artificial feeding, 100-2, 115, 234, 370, 379
Attention, development, 55-61, 211, 239
training, 208-9, 213, 216, 256, 278, 283, 291, 302
Auto-education, 203
Auto-intoxication, 168
causes, 166, 168, 173
effects, 67, 160, 167, 236
Baby, care, 76-118
See Bathing; Education, beginnings; Feeding; Infancy; Mortality
Balanced ration, defined, 159
Balancing, 252-3, 272-3
Barley, 104, 107, 189, 346
Bathing, 233
babies, 94-9
children, 121-5, 131-4, 178
equipment, 78-9, 87, 95, 131, 342, 352
in illness, 132, 337, 343-5, 348, 352, 354, 356
in maternity, 68-9
temperatures, 68, 94, 97, 132-3
times, 87, 133, 343
Baths, air, 98, 121, 123, 133
bran, 131, 356
cold, babies, 94, 97
children, 121, 131-2
maternity, 68
effects, 122-3, 131, 202, 344
in illness, 132, 343, 348, 352, 354
temperature, 94, 97, 132, 348
when avoided, 68, 132, 348
hot, 344-5, 351-3
in illness, 344-5, 347, 353
leg, 344-5, 351, 353
light, 134
mustard, 345, 352
neutral, temperature, 69
salt, 69, 132-3, 356
shower, 132
soda, starch, 356
sun, 121, 123, 133-4, 343, 353
sponge, babies, 94, 97
children, 132-3
in illness, 348, 352, 354
tub, babies, 94, 97
children, 133
in illness, 344-5, 352, 354
warm, babies, 94-98
children, 132-3
temperature, 69, 94, 133, 353
Bed, baby’s, 77, 80, 107-110
child’s, 124, 126, 149
mother’s, 73
in illness, 338, 344, 346, 348, 359
Bedtime, baby, 110, 112, 233
children, 120, 125-8, 133-4, 147, 149, 157, 176, 218, 233, 257, 302
Bed-wetting, 127, 128, 145,
Beef juice, food value, 173, 355
Beer, 103, 164, 175
Bible, stories, 221, 263, 300-8.
teaching, 221, 258
Binders, 65-6, 80-2, 89, 116
Binet tests, 225
Biography, 259, 263, 299, 303, 306, 308, 315
Biology, 1, 5, 34-9, 199
teaching, 215, 255, 260, 309-11
Birds, 215, 254-5, 260, 322
Birth, care at, 358-60, 379
reducing pain, 64-5, 67, 75, 92, 358-60
control, 39
intervals between, 39, 115, 359
marks, 74;
rate, 39;
registration, 377
child’s questions regarding, 147, 150, 257, 310
Bladder, learning control, 87, 91, 127, 129
Blindness, 36, 37, 38, 54, 142
preventing, 97, 359
Blood, 121-2, 172-4, 233, 341-2, 344, 351
maternal, 66, 74
poisoning, preventing, 349-50
pressure, 52, 58, 60, 232
Books, use of, xiii, 247, 309, 315
for children, 141, 205, 260, 335
Boric acid, 79, 96-8, 104, 137, 142, 149, 343-4, 348-9
for eyes, 347, 362
to make, 362
saturated solution, 362
Bowels, regulating, 87, 91, 104, 121
Braces, 135, 144
Brain, 48-50, 54, 56, 58, 86, 107, 201, 211
Breast, care, 65, 102, 104, 358, 360
feeding, 98-106, 360, 370, 378-9
Breathing, 60, 70, 120-2, 134, 143, 147
observation of, 225, 232, 236-7, 339
Bronchial disease, 54, 56, 58, 60, 108, 234
Broths, 159, 163, 173, 190, 193, 355
Building, 211, 249, 254, 258, 270
Burns, 349, 338
Buttermilk, 67, 186, 355
Caloric needs, to compute, 177
children, 159, 160, 175, 179-183
women, 66
Calories, to compute cost of, 26
definition, 159-60
100-calorie portions, 173, 177-83, 365-8
Candy, 156, 164-5, 174, 214, 349
Carbohydrates, 168, 160-9, 365-8
Carpentry, 147, 254, 270, 272, 274, 318-23
Castor oil, 345, 361, 362
Cats and dogs, dangers, 76, 110, 156, 342-3
in play, 148, 293-4, 303
Cellulose, 162, 166, 170-1, 186-7, 355
Cereals, 102, 169-72, 188-9, 192-4
for babies, 106, 163
Chafing, 92, 98, 148, 356
Chapping, 134, 344
Character, 28, 212, 248
Chest, care, 122, 129, 132
girth, 151-2, 226, 229, 336, 372
Child, exceptional, 85, 205
individual, 42, 46, 102, 176-7, 194, 223 ff., 246
Child’s room, 126, 268, 332
Child hygiene, 85-95, 119, 249-71, 290-1, 320, 336, 363, 370-1
knowledge of, 4, 37, 117, 153
Child study, 4, 41-2, 41-61, 223, 245
schedules, 226-245
tables, 48-61
Child welfare, 6, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 29, 31, 39, 40, 63, 215
Children’s Bureau, 6
Chills, 121, 134, 338-41, 344, 348, 352
Choking, 346, 350
Christ, 11, 12, 263
Church, 201, 220, 223, 258, 263
Circulation, 133, 159, 168, 170, 232-3, 376
increasing, 121, 124, 131-2, 138, 145, 351-3
poor, 120, 135, 153
Circumcision, 54, 99, 111, 117, 128, 147-8
City, 45, 109, 137, 151, 246
Cleaning, 24
nursery, 98-9
toys, 86, 99, 290, 342
Cleanliness, in baby care, 86, 102, 251
child care, 131-49, 251
food, 156-7, 184-5, 187
illness, 342-3, 356, 359, 379
teaching, 251, 253
Climbing, 142-3, 249, 253, 259, 270-3
Clothing, babies, 81-4, 88-94, 111, 113-4
children, 113, 129-31, 134, 148, 206, 253
maternity, 63-6
and food requirements, 159
laundering, 93
play, 130, 133, 267, 271
readymade, 130
for sick nursing, 356
tight, 65, 89, 92, 114, 116, 131, 247
overclothing, 89, 129, 347
Coffee, avoidance, children, 164, 175
maternity, 67
stimulant in shock, 350
Cold applications, effects, 351-2
Cold compress, how to use, 352, 354
uses, 345-50
Colds, causes, 89-90, 108, 122, 129, 160, 166, 236, 344
care, 132, 342, 344
disease symptom, 338-41
effects, 121, 137, 144, 378
prevention, 99, 100, 111, 115, 131-4
treatment, 344, 354-5
Colic, causes, 102, 105, 345
symptoms, 114
treatment, 116, 344-5
Collecting, educational, 255, 260
interests, 255, 258, 262-3, 272, 274, 312
Collections, classifying, trains reasoning, 211
Color, interest in, 54, 59, 210, 239-40, 248, 251, 272, 286, 335
education, 206, 249-58, 290, 301, 319, 322, 327, 331, 335
Comradeship, in marriage, 10-18
parents and children, 28, 52, 151, 195, 216, 218, 247, 268
Concentration, 239, 245
training, 49, 208, 249, 256, 277, 281, 302-3
See also Attention.
Confidence, self, 51, 55, 217, 257, 259, 321
in marriage, 14-19
between parents and children, 148-9, 213, 218
Congenital factors, 235
debility, 54, 115, 378
infection, 35
influences, 63-75
Congestion, treatment, 69, 127, 344, 347, 351, 353-4, 360
Conscience, development, 50-2, 61, 243
cultivating, 217, 262
Consistency, 216-7, 219, 244
Constipation, 232, 234, 236
causes, 102-3, 166, 359
effects, 114, 120, 128, 146, 167-8
prevention, 67, 121
treatment, 67, 71, 106-7, 113, 116, 145, 170, 338, 345, 355, 357
Construction, 251, 254, 258, 259, 261, 263
See also Carpentry; Handcrafts.
Continence, 39, 63, 64, 75, 115
Convulsions, causes, 54, 107, 166, 186, 379
disease symptom, 338-41
treatment, 345, 353
Cooking, 176, 186-93, 256, 261
Co-operation, 25, 27, 212
development, 48-61, 243
in marriage, 10-15, 39
Corsets, 65, 130
Cough, 131, 228, 234, 338-41
treatment, 346, 354
Counter-irritants, 351, 353-4, 363
uses, 346-9
Country, 18, 27, 70, 109, 151-2, 247, 371
Courtesy, 49, 51, 147, 195, 204, 212, 216, 245, 257, 277
Cramps, 338, 346, 351
Creative work, values, 208, 210
in education, 28, 63, 303, 317, 321, 331, 333-4
See Construction; Handcrafts; Improvising.
Crossness, causes, 105, 114, 250
treatment, 110, 143, 145
Croup, 56, 58, 115, 131, 152, 378
treatment, 346
Crying, causes, 114, 346, 350, 251
development, 53, 112
feeding when, 158
treatment, 88, 105-6, 110, 114, 117, 158
Curiosity, 48-61, 146-7, 150, 239, 245, 258, 291
Curvature, 54, 56, 58, 60, 143, 153, 229, 233
treatment, 86, 116, 143
Cuts, 338, 350
Dancing, 59, 142, 147, 149, 150, 205, 252-3, 256, 259, 272-3, 316
Deafness, 36, 38, 143, 235
causes, 122, 137, 341
symptoms, 237
Defects, physical, 17, 54, 56, 58, 60, 120, 153, 235, 241
causes and prevention, 36, 38, 74, 116-7, 153
scoring, 226-33
See Mental defects.
Development, child, 197-200, 202-3, 225, 246
general principles, 43-61
recording, 223-45
Dewey, John, 42, 152, 197, 203, 246, 309
Diapers, 80-1, 87, 91-3, 116
laundering, 93
diapering, 91-93, 116
Diarrhea, 232, 234, 338, 378-9
causes, 115, 120, 167
treatment, 100, 106, 163, 346, 355
Diet, according to age, 163-5
balanced, 160, 175, 60, 100
laxative, 67, 103, 171
toxin-free, 64, 354
wrong, 106, 155-6, 167, 172, 174-6, 194, 371
See Feeding; Foods.
Dietaries, 177-83
Digestion, 145, 155, 231, 233, 235
development, 107, 120, 172, 186-7
physiology, 157-173, 186-7, 193-4
Diphtheria, 55, 58, 60, 100, 115, 122, 139, 234, 378
symptoms, 340
Discipline, 16, 217, 244
training in, 51, 87, 114, 147-8, 151, 177, 193, 217, 244, 247
Disease, causes, 115, 120, 137, 165-7
in child’s history, 234
germs. See Diseases, communicable; Infection.
Diseases, communicable, 115, 234, 339-41
heredity, 36-38, 234
mortality, 54, 56, 58, 60, 115
nursing in, 356
See Infection.
Dishes, for children’s use, 192, 193
making toy, 318, 327
disinfecting, 362
Dishwashing, 22, 24
Disinfectants, 361-2
Disinfecting, 93, 139, 149, 359, 362
Doctor. See Physician.
Doing, feeling and thinking, 204, 317
Doll-house, 256, 294, 296, 323-4
Dolls, at bed time, 149
cultural values, 282, 288, 312
interest in, 263, 270-3, 287-9, 293-7, 322, 336
making, 254, 318, 321-2, 328
selecting, 287-91, 293-7
Domestic efficiency, 15-21, 216
Douching, nasal, 137, 343, 344, 346
vaginal, 69
Dramatization, education through, 253, 266, 278, 282, 302
educational values, 208, 210, 334
interest in, 49, 50, 58, 240, 272, 302
Drawing, interest in, 251, 258, 262, 271, 272
materials for, 262, 319, 332
teaching, 254, 262, 318, 333-4
Dreaming, 145, 157, 200
Dressing self, 124, 206, 231, 253
Drowning, 60, 337
Dust, 24, 80, 99, 109, 111, 115, 137, 156, 184, 338, 342-3
Earache, 122, 137, 234, 338-40
treatment, 346, 353-4
Ears, 228, 233
care, 96, 98, 131, 137
disorders, 56, 58, 153
discharges, 343, 362
Eating, rapidly, 156, 194
when not, 158-9, 194, 214, 354
overeating, (mother) 66-7, 75, 102-3, 359
Economy, 20 ff.
in education, 197, 200-5, 208-9, 215-6, 219
Eczema, 82, 131, 228, 234, 347
Education, defined, 196-7, 222, 246
function, 197
purposes, 196-8, 246
scope, 247-8
for living, 4, 7, 28, 86-7, 130, 195-222, 247
Education, by apparatus, 222
pictures, 212, 322
plays and games, 197, 203, 206-9, 212-4, 264-84
stories, 207-13, 221, 299-311, 314-5
toys, 203, 206, 215, 285-98
Education, (bases) biology, 45-7, 199-203
child study, 197, 223, 246
Education, 45, 86-7, 91, 110, 114, 119, 196-9, 201, 205-8, 211, 214, 219-20, 248-51, 269-70, 278-80, 293-4, 304-5, 309, 330, 332
Education, as development, 96-8, 203
through books, 198, 205, 309
by trial and error, 197
Education, through example, 196, 201, 206, 210-1, 214, 220, 249, 253, 256-8, 330, 332
through experience, 205, 217, 246-7, 249-63
through physical regimen, 85-6, 101, 105, 111, 114, 119, 123, 126, 129, 134, 194-5, 206, 210, 214-5, 249-53
Education, home environment for.
See Family; Home.
mother’s responsibility in. See Mother.
teacher’s part in, 196, 198, 203-5, 207, 222, 265-6
Education, methods, 196-222
natural, 203
race methods, 197
Education, physical conditions for, 119, 122, 139, 141, 146-7, 152, 155, 199, 203, 206
relations of environment to, 28, 196-7, 199, 202-3, 206-8, 219-20, 246-7, 330, 332, 335
See Interests.
Educators, 152, 196, 222
Eggs, cooking, 189-90
in diet, 67, 162-4, 194, 355-6
values, 27, 162, 168-9, 172, 178, 180
Electricity, uses, 23, 188, 256, 261, 263
Elimination, 64, 68, 75, 160-1, 170, 172, 231-2, 344-6, 350-4
See Breathing; Constipation.
Embryo, development, 43-4, 74
Embryology defined, 74
Emergencies, 349-50
Emetics, 346-7, 361
Emotions, 242, 244
development, 43-61, 112, 210
physical effects, 75, 104, 145, 155, 158, 160, 174
and religion, 196, 214, 219
expression, 212-4
training, 49, 101, 114, 117, 147-8, 151, 196, 203, 209-15, 249, 256-7, 285-9, 292
Enema, 107, 337, 345, 352
Environment, educative, 247
for meals, 158, 192, 195
influence of, 35, 45, 47, 53, 137, 151, 196, 202-3, 207, 219, 220, 247
natural, 28, 151, 208, 246-7, 312
selecting and supplying, 42, 199, 206, 219, 246, 247-61, 268-74, 309, 312, 330, 332, 335, 370-1
utilizing in education, 197, 247-61, 313-4, 318-9
Eruptions, 226, 228, 236, 338, 340-1, 356-7
Eugenics, 32, 29-40, 150-1, 214-5
Examinations, dental, 139, 154, 233
eyes, 140-1, 147, 154, 233
health, 117, 223-235, 342
school, 152, 197
Excitement, 64, 86, 112, 116, 147, 149, 158, 251
Exercise, 63, 123, 144-5, 162
time for, 46, 120, 143-4, 200
Exercises, for babies, 96-7
breathing, 71
children, 144-5
circulation, 122, 144, 162
constipation, 73, 97, 144
curvature, 144
feet, 135
mothers, 69-73
skin, 133
trunk, 71
Experimenting, interest in, 58, 50, 241, 248, 251, 258, 269-72
utilizing, 63, 198, 211, 249, 256, 259, 261
Exploring, educational use, 255, 312
interest in, 248, 251, 270, 272, 274
Eyes, care, babies, 36-7, 96, 98
children, 134, 139-142, 250
in maternity, 74
complications in disease, 341
defects, 140, 153, 227, 237
development, 50, 54, 56, 48, 60, 121, 139-40
discharges, 97, 338, 343, 362
examination, 140, 141, 147, 154, 227, 233
infection, 36, 37, 142, 338
inflamed, treatment, 338, 344, 347
symptoms in disease, 338-41
strain, 54, 56, 58, 104-1, 143, 146
Facts, learning, 198, 205, 209-10, 246, 315
Fairhope School, 316
Falling, 338, 350
Family, 6, 10-19
environment for education, 197, 247
teaching significance of, 215, 257
Father, 2, 11, 13, 28, 63, 150, 153, 155, 218, 234-5
Fathercraft, 5-6, 9, 117
Fatherhood, 7, 29-40, 150
teaching responsibility for, 150-1, 257, 310
Fatigue, children, 50-1, 58, 146-8, 158, 230, 251, 259, 372
mother, 25, 36-7, 64, 69, 71-2, 102
Fats, 160, 165-9
cooking, 165, 176, 186, 190, 193, 365-8
Fear, 48-51, 145-6, 201, 230, 250
preventing and treatment, 148, 213, 250, 257
mother’s, 74
Feeding, and bath, 87, 120
babies, 86-88, 100-7, 115-6, 118, 370
children, 120, 124, 155-195, 234, 249
in maternity, 66-8, 102-4, 359
in illness, 354-6
over, 89, 105, 116, 123, 151, 160, 166-7, 194, 347
regularity, 86-88, 105, 120, 124, 157
wrong, effects, 105, 115, 155, 165-7
Feet, 230, 338
care, 90, 97, 122, 129, 135
defects, 90, 116, 230
cold, 89, 122, 135, 353
Fever, symptom of illness, 338-41
treatment, 348, 354
Finger nails, 134, 230, 340, 342
Finger plays, 268, 278-80
Fire, what to do, 349-50
Fireless cooker, 24, 188
Firmness, 193-4, 214, 216-18, 337
First Aid, 349-50
Fomentations, hot, effect, 351
how to apply, 353
uses, 343, 345-7, 349-50, 354, 360
Food composition, 168-173, 365-9
values, 159-60, 173, 365-9
Foods, 101, 156, 195
injurious, 164-5
Foreign bodies in ear, eye, nose, throat, 350
Freedom, baby’s, 86, 89, 90, 108, 111, 249
children, physical, 129, 130, 147, 153, 174, 193, 194, 266
children, psychological, 204, 206, 210, 213, 215, 220, 262
See also Interest; Self-activity.
Froebel, xii, 4, 41, 42, 196, 197, 203, 222, 223, 285, 286, 309, 330, 333
Fruit juices, 159, 169-70, 348, 355
for babies, 67-8, 87, 106-7
children, 124, 158, 162-3
Furniture, 76-80, 91, 111, 143, 192, 326
Games, 112, 275, 284
education through, 206-7, 209, 212-4, 275-84, 316
educational, 209, 278-84
Genetics, 33-5
Genital organs, 230, 232
care of, 92-3, 98, 148-9
Geography, 212, 255, 258, 260, 263, 310-13
Germ cells, 33-39, 44
Group play, 50, 52, 59, 212, 275-6, 218-4
Growth, 45, 43-61
factors influencing, 100, 151, 168, 370-3
tables, 118, 373-5
Gruel, 159, 189, 355
Habit formation, age, 198-200, 207, 219
method, 219, 253
breaking, 219
Habits, 63, 199, 207
effects, 155, 214
training, 193-5, 198, 200, 219, 337
Hair, 73, 135-6, 343
Hall, G. Stanley, 1, 29, 42, 152, 197, 221, 223, 246, 287, 288, 291, 316, 317, 333
Handcrafts, 251-274, 317-328
hygiene, 140-1, 251, 259, 317, 320
interests, 251-2, 258, 263, 270, 272, 274
materials, 254-5, 261-2, 318-20
Handkerchiefs, 342, 362
Hands, care, 134
disinfecting, 93, 149, 343, 349, 356
method, 362
washing, 93, 95, 99, 104, 124-5, 134, 149, 157, 187, 342
Head, 96-7, 226-7
Headache, 67-8, 157, 166, 172, 237, 338, 340-1, 353
Health, before intellectual education, 196, 205
and food, 155, 157-8, 160-2, 165-8, 172-4
school, 152-3
scoring, 226-37
See Child hygiene.
Health, good, bases, 120
and discipline, 219
for marriage, 17
for parenthood, 37, 39, 63
Heart, 58, 60, 120, 128, 161, 232, 338
in illness, 340, 348
Heartburn, 348, 357
Heat, applications, effects, 351-2
Height, 60, 101, 151, 159, 177, 226, 236, 370-5
tables, 373-5
Hemorrhage, in maternity, 357
Hemorrhoids, 357
Heredity, 2, 17, 29-47, 34-5, 63, 74, 146, 234-5, 370
History, child’s, scoring, 234-5
History, interest in, 240, 258, 263
teaching, 255, 260, 299, 306, 309, 314-5
Holt, L. Emmett, 372, 376
Home, environment for education, 197, 206, 246-7, 268, 332
location, 18, 27
responsibility, 2, 3, 7, 119, 152-3, 155, 223
See Home-making; Parents, responsibility.
Home-making, 10-32
training for, 4, 7, 28-9, 62-3, 150, 257
Hotwater bag, method, 353
uses, 345, 347-8, 350-3
Housekeeping, 10 ff., 253, 259
Housework, 20 ff., 70, 156-7, 184-192
Humidity, 25, 89, 108, 115, 122, 137
Humor, development, 55, 57, 59, 61, 240
training, 16, 18, 143, 158, 213, 335
Hygiene. See Child Hygiene.
Ideals, of American men, 15
child’s, developing, 196
development, 55-61
early implanting, 196, 211-2, 214-5, 248
(false) of education, 205
of marriage, 11-19, 149-51, 215
See Inspiration; Moral; Religion.
Illnesses, care in, 337-63
chief, 54, 56, 58, 60, 115-6
causes, 120, 155, 166-7, 172
history, 234-5, 371
Imagination, development, 55-61, 240, 269, 285, 303, 314
training, 210, 245, 247, 254, 262, 265, 272, 277, 279, 282, 289, 294, 296, 299, 303, 320, 322, 333-4
Imitation, development, 55-61, 240, 271
learning by, 207, 211, 220, 286, 302
through games, 277-8, 282-4
utilizing in education, 249-50, 297
Impudence, 212, 218
Impulse, 151, 200, 204, 212-15, 217
Income, family, 11, 16-20, 32, 37, 156
Indigestion, causes, 103-5, 115, 158-60, 166-7, 174, 186-7, 190
effects, 128, 236, 347, 378
extent, 54, 56, 58, 60
Individuality, 13, 196, 205, 217
See Child, individual; Temperament.
Infancy,
characteristics, 48-9, 54-7
meaning of, 11-13, 119
Infant mortality. See Mortality.
Infection, how conveyed, 15, 35, 99, 122, 342-3
precautions in, 99, 139, 149, 338, 343, 356, 362
prevention, 100, 122-3, 130, 134, 142, 149, 153, 155, 160, 192, 342, 349-50, 359
Information, not education, 196, 198, 208, 246
Influenza, 120, 139, 339, 378
See Colds.
Inhibitions, 47-52, 200, 203-4, 213, 215
Initiative, development, 19, 50, 238-9
cultivating, 204-5, 208, 245, 277-8, 289, 302, 316
Inspiration, in home, 10, 17, 18
in childhood, 148, 196, 220-2
Instruction, 198
Intensive development, 47, 205
Interest, abnormal, treatment, 147
and education, 203; 46, 147, 197-201, 205, 208-9, 246-7, 256, 260, 265-6, 276, 289, 300, 311, 330-1, 333, 335
clues to child’s, 200-1, 203-4, 303
diverting, 147, 203, 205, 208
early intellectual, 205
forcing, effect of, 205
race vs. individual, 11, 29-40, 149-51
Interests, according to age period, babyhood, 48, 54-7, 248, 269-70, 278, 285, 291, 293-4, 302, 304-5, 329
childhood, (2-6 yrs.) 48-9, 56-9, 251, 270-3, 280-3, 294-7, 303, 305-7
(6-9 yrs.) 50, 58-9, 258, 273-4, 283-4, 297-8, 307-8
youth, (9-12 yrs.) 51, 60, 61, 263
adolescence, (12-18 yrs.) 52, 60, 61
Invention, 59, 241
cultivating, 247, 277, 282-4, 289, 316-7
Investigation, interest in, 48-9, 241, 248, 269-70, 272
cultivating, 249, 289, 292
Irregularity, effects, 102, 105, 114-6, 146, 157, 166-7, 210, 219
Irritability, 67, 105, 110, 139, 145, 147, 202, 230, 237
Irritation, 92, 98, 122, 147-8, 151, 160, 164, 172-4, 251, 345, 349
treatment, 353
Itching, treatment, 340, 358
Johnson, Mrs. Marietta, 316
Judgment, 63, 210-1, 240
Jumping, interest, 253, 270-2
Kidneys, 120-1, 231, 233, 235
Kidney disease, causes, 160, 164, 167, 172, 340-1
extent, 58, 60, 123
Kiss, conveys disease germs, 342
Labor saving, 22 ff.
Language, development, 44-61, 207, 241, 257, 263, 299
training, 53, 195, 207, 250, 252-4, 257, 259, 260, 288, 299
Laundering, 25, 93-4, 362
Law, respect for, 196, 204, 211-12, 216-7, 251
sense of, 43-61
cultivating, 211, 276, 309
Laxative, foods, 162, 171
diet, 67, 121, 147, 175, 177
drugs, 362
when to give, 344-6, 354
Lefthandedness, 201, 230
Lies, 49, 210, 240, 243, 257
Life, beginning of, 74
increasing length, 119, 123, 154
quality, 197, 205
Life Extension Institute, 119, 372
Light, uses, 134, 348-54
Lighting, hygiene, 140-1
Malnutrition, 116, 153, 236-7, 338-9, 340, 341
treatment, 343, 356
Manners, 194-5, 243, 247, 253, 266
Marriage, 2-3, 11-19, 31-38, 215
Massage, 74, 95, 98, 127, 132, 345, 347, 349, 359, 360
Masturbation causes, 92, 98, 146-7
effects, 145
preventing, 148-150
treatment, 117, 145
Maternity, care, 62-84
Mathematics, teaching, 261, 263, 315-6
Maturity, 43-4
of sex, 151, 371
Meal time,
children, 124-7, 177-84
for mothers, 68
Meals, 157, 192-5, 214, 218, 343
Measles, 100, 115, 122, 234, 378
effects, 54, 56, 58, 153, 240
Measuring, education in, 253, 254, 261, 266-7
interest in, 252, 272, 274, 316
Meat, 149, 168-9, 173
in child’s diet, 149, 161, 164, 172-4
in illness, 349, 355
in mother’s diet, 67
Medicine, 80, 347, 361-3
Memory, development of, 43-61, 145, 147, 240, 275
training, 112, 209-10, 249, 253
Meningitis, 54, 56, 341
Mental activity, 239
overemphasis, 152, 246, 248
rate, 213, 263
defects, 36, 38, 145-6, 239-44, 371
Militarism, 32, 212, 255, 286, 314
Military toys, 286, 290
Milk, boiled, 187, 355
bottled, 184
certified, 184-5
clean, 152, 157, 185
condensed, 101, 161, 185
grades, 185
loose, 185
pasteurized, 184-6
skimmed, 186
sour, 185
sterilized, 185
raw, 355
whey, 186, 355
Milk, care, 157, 184-5
cooking, 185, 187, 190
pasteurizing, 187
serving, 166, 175, 192
Milk, composition and values, 27, 162, 168-73, 178
factors in, 184
Milk in diet,
child’s, 159, 163, 166, 168-73, 185-6
mother’s, 67-8, 102
in illness, 355-6
digestion of, 159, 168, 185
Milk, mother’s, 101-104, 168
Minerals (food), 161, 167-170, 172-3, 178-84
importance, 27, 64-7, 103, 158, 166-7, 355
daily requirement, 161
tables, food composition, 365-8
Miscarriage, causes, 36, 68, 69, 378
Mischief, 49, 219, 239
Modeling, educational values, 208, 210
interest in, 251, 271-2, 274
materials for, 320
education, 254, 256, 261, 318
Modesty, training, 50, 129, 150, 214, 257
Montessori, apparatus, 142, 222, 330
auto-education, 203-4
statement of liberty, 204, 222
Moral development, 48-61, 202, 242-244, 252
training and education, 39, 49-52, 202, 211-19, 245, 248, 251-2, 256-7, 262, 267, 292, 299, 300, 329, 335
Moral influences, 196, 202, 246-7, 291
Mortality, children,
causes, 54, 56, 58, 60, 85, 115, 154, 155, 343, 378
prevention, 33, 40, 117, 343, 379
statistics, 377-8
in maternity, 379
Mother, heredity from, 234-5
teaching respect for, 218
Mothers, consequences of ignorance in, 115, 117, 155
Mother’s, assistant, 4, 5, 86, 250, 337, 342
responsibility for children’s education, 4, 194-6, 218, 309
Mothers’, International Congress, 7
Mothercraft, defined, xii
School of, xii
Motherhood, hygiene, 62-84
age for, 39
preparation for, vii, ix, xii, 1-9, 18, 62-3, 215, 257
teaching respect for, 29, 145, 150, 196, 215, 218
unwelcome, 39, 40
Mothering, 63
Motor development, 43-61, 112, 145, 204, 231, 248-9, 251-2, 258, 233-4, 269-72, 288, 291, 294, 329
defects, 145-6, 231
See Muscles, fundamental.
Motor education and training, 28, 133, 142, 195, 198, 205-6, 249-50, 252-6, 285-98, 269-74, 277-83, 317, 321
Mouth hygiene, babies, 98, 99, 104
child, 124, 137-9, 297, 342-3
in illness, 356-7
in maternity, 74, 358
Moving pictures, 140, 146, 151, 371
Muscles, 199, 229
fundamental and accessory,
development, 46, 56, 58, 60
in education, 147, 206, 208, 251, 286, 318, 320
Music, interest in, 239-40, 329-331, 248, 252
education, 247, 249-50, 252, 256, 259, 266, 316, 329-331, 335-6
in home, 15, 19, 330
therapeutic use, 147, 329
See Rhythm; Singing.
Musical toys, 250, 252, 256, 293-7
Mustard, bath, 352, 345
plaster, 363
for earache, 363
in diet, 164, 175
Nail-biting, 145, 231, 233, 237
Nap, 73, 88, 90, 124, 128, 213, 232
Nature, environment, 247
Nature study, 240, 251, 255, 258, 260, 263, 309-10
Nausea, causes, 157, 338, 340-1
treatment, 347
in maternity, 67, 68, 357
Navel, 54, 82, 89, 94, 230
Nerves, afferent, 199
centers, 201-2
development, 54, 56, 58, 60, 86, 146, 200
efferent, 199, 200, 202
food for, 155, 160, 161
hygiene, 114, 120
scoring, 230-1
sensory and motor, 199, 200, 202
Nervous, child, 126, 134, 173, 205, 213, 260
energy, storing (mother), 18, 63, 102;
(child), 123, 155, 161
system, development, 199-203, 219
Nervousness, causes, 67, 112, 116, 122, 139, 146, 160, 164, 167, 172, 173, 174, 341, 320
development, 54, 56, 60
effects (mother’s), 102, 104
(child’s), 123, 128
extent, 54, 56, 58, 60, 152
prevention, 25, 86, 145-8
symptoms, 145, 230-1, 237
treatment, 25, 69, 70, 127, 143, 147-8, 353
Night regimen, 89-90, 105, 109, 118, 127, 129
Nose, 227, 232, 237
care (baby), 96;
(child), 122, 136-7
how to blow, 136
discharges, 338-42, 362
Nursery, 76, 98-9, 108
furnishing, 75-80
Nursing, home, 337-63
in maternity, 357-60
of baby, 100-6, 115, 234, 358-60, 379
Nutrition, 120, 146, 219, 231, 236-7, 219
Obedience, development, 48-61
cultivating, 196, 216-18, 251, 256, 337
Observation, development, 48-61
training, 208-9, 255, 262, 277-8, 281, 283
utilizing, 198, 217, 255, 261
Oil rub, 87, 94, 131-4, 356, 358
Orange juice, 106, 163, 169, 171, 175, 179
Orderliness, 28, 99, 211
training in, 130, 194, 215, 245, 253
sense of, development, 48, 61, 243
Overwork, 70, 115, 206
Pacifiers, 80, 227, 234, 342
Painting, intellectual values, 208, 210
hygiene 254, 318, 320
interest in, 240, 262, 271, 272, 274, 302
materials, 254, 319-20
teaching, 254, 262, 318
Paralysis, 341
Paregoric, 80
Parental love, (not compensate for ignorance), 123
Parenthood, 29-40
age for, 37, 39
See Eugenics; Father; Heredity; Home; Mother
Parents, 29-40, 41
responsibilities, 16, 29-40, 45, 117, 153, 155, 246
Parties, 146, 149, 267
Pasteurizing, 342
method, 187
Patent baby foods, 80, 101, 161, 234
Patent medicines, 68, 80, 103, 346, 363
Peace, international, 287, 312
Pedagogy, 198, 208
Pediatrics, 3, 6, 62
Personality, 5, 7, 247
study of, 237-44
Physical education, 87, 119, 247, 251, 255
Physical measurements, 151, 118, 226, 373-5
Physician, 14, 38, 63-5, 71-2, 85, 93, 97-8, 102-3, 106-7, 117, 128, 135, 142, 144-5, 147-9, 154, 165-6, 174, 232-3, 339, 344, 346, 350, 359, 363
when to summon, 337-8, 343, 349
Physiology, 43-75, 86-116, 120-150, 157-195, 199-203
Pictures, 210, 247, 249, 256, 268
children’s interest in, 240, 248, 262, 272
for children, 250, 262, 332, 335
making, 254, 304, 333-4
Play, for baby, 111-2, 248-9
with baby, 86, 110, 112
defined, 203, 264-5
education through, 264-74
equipment, 130, 133
interests, 142, 248-9, 251, 258, 268
See Games; Toys.
Pneumonia, 339; 89, 101, 108, 115, 120, 131, 134
extent, 54, 56, 58, 60, 153, 378
Poisoning, prevention, 347, 379
Posture, 73, 143, 226, 236
sitting, 111, 143
standing, 25, 143-5
Poultices, 339, 343
Powder, use of, 92, 98, 138, 358
formulas, 79, 358
Prayers,
child, 214, 220, 258
parents, 39, 258
Precocity, 47, 205, 239
Prenatal, development, 43-4
hygiene, 62-84, 357-60, 379
influences, 33-36, 63, 74-5, 138, 235
Prickly heat, 347-8, 356
Primitive life, 255, 258, 260, 262, 312
Prohibitions, 216, 251
Promptness, 213, 215, 216, 218, 253, 256
Protein, 168; 160, 166-8, 172-5, 179-84, 365-8
Prunes, 169, 171, 175, 188, 355
juice, 88, 106, 163
pulp, 163, 188
Psychology, child, 128, 147, 151, 199-222, 251, 258, 263, 264-67, 275-77
of development, 43-61, 225, 237-44
genetic, 42
of infancy, 85, 101, 105, 110, 112, 114, 117, 248-9
Pulse, 232, 376
Punishment, baby, 117, 212
child, 127-8, 146, 218, 257
consistency, 216
natural forms, 216-7
Purins, 160, 166-7, 172, 175
free diet, 160, 171, 348, 354-5
Quarreling, 212, 218, 243, 257
Questions, child’s, index of interests, 224, 241
regarding biology of life, 150, 215, 258, 210
regarding theology, 221, 257
Reaction time, 202, 213, 216, 239
Reading, age for, 51, 53, 141, 152, 207, 260, 263, 316
hygiene in, 140-3, 260
physical strain, 140, 207, 254
Reasoning, development, 48-61, 240
training, 210-11, 214, 250, 309
utilizing in education, 198, 213
Recapitulation, 44, 200
Reflex arc, 199, 213
Reflexes, 132, 143, 351
Regularity, babies, 86-8, 102, 105, 249-50
children, 123-4, 126-7, 147, 157, 176, 211, 214, 233
training in, 49, 55, 107, 214, 251
Relaxation, 128, 147
means to, 127-8, 143, 147, 213, 338
Religion, development, 49, 52, 59, 61, 220, 244, 258
education in, 49, 52, 149, 151, 195-6, 202, 214, 219-23, 257, 258, 262-3
Repression, 146-7, 152-3, 200, 202, 204
Resistance, developing, 120 ff., 344
to disease germs, 123, 131, 134
low, 160, 172, 343
Respect, development, 243
for authority, 49, 114, 211, 216-7, 220, 251, 258, 276
father, 218, 220
mother, 218, 220
parenthood and marriage, 149-50, 215, 310
property, 211, 218
workers, 216, 313
See Self-respect.
Respiration, rate, 376
See Breathing.
Responsibility, training in, 28-9, 51-2, 130, 150, 211-2, 214, 218, 259, 292, 313
Retardation, 202, 205, 239-44, 271
Rewards, 217
Rheumatism, 58, 60, 160, 167, 172, 234, 348
Rhyme, 209, 239
Rhythm, sense of development, 59, 239-40, 248, 252, 269, 303, 329
cultivating, 55, 112, 128, 206, 249-50, 253, 256, 259, 278, 302
uses, 127, 147, 209, 329
Rhythmic exercises, 202, 213, 250, 269
Rickets, 54, 101, 116, 167, 234, 236
Ridicule, 256, 260
Rocking, 78, 110, 111, 116, 127
Rote learning, 51, 209, 261, 263
Rupture, 89, 98, 116, 232, 230
Salt, normal solution, 362
uses, 343-5, 347-8, 362
Sanitation, 86, 87, 93, 98-100, 108-110, 127, 137, 139, 142, 152, 156-7, 184-7, 192, 251, 342-3, 362-3
Scarlet fever, 122, 153, 234, 340
mortality, 56, 58, 100, 378
School, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 28, 124, 223
age for entering, 141, 152, 208
and health, 146, 152-3, 194
dances, 149
Science, teaching, 248, 255-6, 260-1, 309-13
Scolding, 127, 142, 217
Scurf on head, 96, 97, 135, 226
Scurvy, 56, 101, 116, 162, 167, 234, 237
Self-activity, 199, 203-4, 208, 220, 241, 245, 264-7
clue to interests, 203-4, 224, 240
See Freedom; Interest.
Self-consciousness, 129, 224, 256, 260
Self-control, developing sense of, 43-61, 231
lack of, 12, 16, 145, 146, 151, 195
need of, 17, 39, 37, 86, 123, 151
training in, 29, 31, 63, 86, 114, 143, 148, 212, 213, 245, 251, 256
Self-indulgence, 114-5, 117, 123, 146, 151
Selfishness, 16, 20, 218, 242, 243
Self-reliance, development of, 20, 43-61, 231, 239
training in, 20, 63, 114, 128, 130, 142, 143, 148, 195, 211, 245, 249, 253, 320
Sense organs, development, 43-61, 200-1, 227-8, 239-40
hygiene, 137, 153, 139-42, 146-7
Sense training, 201, 205-6, 249-51, 252-3, 258-9, 269-70, 272-3, 277, 281, 284
See Color; Rhythm.
Sewing, 83-4, 140-1, 262, 271, 274
Sex determination, 74
Sex, development, 43-61, 150-1
influence on growth, 370-75
influences on maturity, 371
education, 29, 149-51, 214-5, 310
hygiene, 39, 92-4, 148-151
instinct, sublimation, 13-4, 19, 33, 39, 151
perversion, 17, 31, 37-8, 150
Shock, avoiding in cold bath, 131
treatment, 346, 349, 350
Shoes, baby, 82, 90, 116
child, 128-30, 135
in maternity, 65
Sight, 54-61, 11, 206
Simplicity, 21-8
for children, 129, 131, 158, 165, 174, 244, 256, 267
Singing, 18, 127, 147
education in, 249-50, 252, 277, 329-30
games, 272, 282-3
Sitting, babies, 55, 111-2, 116, 231
children, 143, 152, 226, 320
Skin, 148
care, babies, 92, 97-8
children, 129, 131-4
maternity, 64, 68, 358
training, 121, 131, 133
Sleep, 73, 86, 88, 107-11, 123-6, 130, 149, 157, 232, 237
disturbed, 69, 111, 127-8, 145, 157, 237, 349
Sleeping out-of-doors, 70, 107, 109-110, 126, 129, 147
bag, 90, 109, 129
porch, 70, 126
Slivers, 351
Smallpox, 378
Soap, for babies, 79, 97, 98
children, 131, 133
diapers, 93
disinfection, 343, 362
woolens, 93
Social, development, 54-61, 242-3
training, 195, 212-17, 220, 248, 253, 257, 266, 275-6
Songs, 207, 240, 249, 256, 272, 335
Soothing syrups, 80, 114, 363
Speech, 241
development, 43-61
defects, 56, 58, 201, 205, 241
See Language.
Sponge, 80, 94
Starch, 166-9, 186, 193
Statistics, 153-5, 387-9
Sterilized foods, 101, 161, 185
Sterilizing, method, 363
baby clothes, 79, 93
dried fruits, 192
milk bottles, 184
toothbrushes, 139
wash cloths, 131
Stimulants, to be avoided, 123, 149, 151, 217, 371
desire for, 155
foods, 164, 173-4, 371
in illness, 350-1, 355
Stimulation, mental, 45, 47, 86, 110, 205-6
physical, of heat, 351
Stomach, ache, 349
gas, 345
digestion, 167-8, 174
scoring, 230-1
sour, 348, 357
Stools, abnormal, 107, 232, 338
regularity, 86-88, 107
in disease, 342, 362
Stories and story-telling, 252-308, 314-5, 127, 146-8, 203, 210-11, 224
Stubbornness, 214, 216, 217
Subconscious mind, 128, 202
Sucking, 117, 227
Sugar, 101, 114, 149, 188, 165-75, 193
Suggestion, to the subconscious mind, 128
use of, 128, 208, 216, 302
Suggestibility, 48, 128, 200, 247
Summer, baby’s regimen, 82, 90, 94, 98, 108
children, 129, 132-3, 177
Sunburn, 134, 348
Sunshine, 86, 93, 109-10, 134, 153, 362
Suppository, 91, 107, 345
Sympathy, 10, 16, 28, 212, 218, 220, 244, 247, 268
with child nature, 222
Syphilis, 35-8, 54, 115, 233, 341
Tantrums, 117, 145, 147-8, 213, 237
Taste, 158, 174, 193, 206
Teasing children, 112, 116, 146, 251
child’s, 51, 216, 218, 257
Teeth, 120, 228
care, 128
decay, 139, 146, 162, 174
defects, 54, 56, 58, 60, 139, 153
development, 54, 56, 58, 60, 138
examination, 139, 154
food for sound, 161-2, 174
in maternity, 73, 358
Temper, 55, 143, 145, 147, 213, 218, 237, 251
Temperature, body, normal, 376
learning to take, 337
response to changes, 121
Temperature, food, 192
water, 106
Temperature, outdoors, for play, 133-4
for sleeping, 127
for taking outdoors, 89, 108
Temperature, room, 232
bathroom, 131
nursery, 98, 108
room, 25, 70, 89, 121, 127, 137, 192
sickroom, 338-9, 341
to reduce, 350
Theater, 146, 151, 247, 371
Thinking, feeling and doing, 197, 204, 248
Thrift, 16, 25, 49, 243
teaching, 215, 292
Throat, care, 122, 343, 356
sore, 122, 137, 348, 354-5
Thrush, 104
Tickling, effects, 112, 116, 146
Time, sense of, 239
teaching, 260, 314
Tonsillitis, 122, 137, 146, 153, 340
Tonsils, 115, 122, 137, 146, 153, 234
Toothache, 349
Toothbrush, 138-9, 357
how to brush, 138, 342
Tossing babies, effect, 112, 116, 146
Toys, 285-298, 317-328
at bedtime, 127
care of, 86, 218, 234, 253, 342
education through, 249-50, 252, 256, 261-2, 285-98
making, 254, 261, 317-28
See Doll.
Tuberculosis, hereditary, bar to marriage, 37-8
congenital infection, 35, 37, 233
diet, 356
extent, 56, 58, 60, 123, 153, 378
causes, 123
history, 234, 235
prevention, 131, 134
precautions in, 139, 339
symptoms, 339
Unity of child’s life, 85, 197, 204
Uric acid, 167, 171-2
Urinating, teaching control, 87-8, 91, 127, 231
Urine, 91-2, 148, 170, 231, 338, 358, 362, 379
Varicose veins, 65, 73, 357
Vegetables, 161-2, 168-72
cooking, 170, 187, 190
in diet, 162-4, 193, 355
Venereal diseases, 35-8, 115, 233, 341, 343
Ventilation, 152, 233
nursery, 98-9, 108, 123, 127
room, 25, 70, 122, 192
sickroom, 339, 344, 348, 356
Vitality, 63, 151, 226-237
increasing, 119-154
low, 153, 165, 172, 236-7
Vitamines, 27, 100-1, 161, 175, 177, 179, 185
Voice, 52, 241, 250, 254, 259, 335-6
Vomiting, 105, 338-42, 362
Waking, 111, 118, 128, 250
Walking, 99, 112, 205, 213, 252-3, 270-3
in maternity, 69-70
Water, 162, 166, 343-4, 348, 354
sterilizing, 363
Water drinking, 68, 88, 104, 121, 124-5, 162, 170, 360
Weaning, 103, 106, 234
Weather, adaptation to, 129, 159, 175, 184
cool, 87, 90, 94, 99, 108, 110, 127, 129, 131-4, 137
warm, 90, 94, 98, 108, 177
Weighing, 78, 87-8, 104, 224
Weight, 44, 60, 104, 151, 159, 177, 226, 236-7, 338-9, 343, 370-375
taking, 87
Tables, 118, 373-5
Whims, 114, 193-4, 203, 213, 217
Whooping cough, 54, 100, 115, 120, 234, 340, 378
Will, 55-61, 155, 200, 244
breaking child’s, 214, 217
training, 151, 211, 213, 215, 222, 245
Winter, regimen, baby’s, 82, 94, 108
children, 122, 127, 129, 131-3, 177
Wood, Thomas D., 126, 152
Woolen garments, 82, 90, 93, 129-30, 148, 347
Workmanship, 251, 254, 259, 261-2, 289, 317, 321, 330, 333-4
Worms, 147-8, 233, 349, 363
Wounds, 337-8, 342, 349-50
Writing, 53
age for teaching, 141, 207-8, 260, 263
hygiene, 140, 152, 260
Youth, stage of development, 51, 60, 61
education in, 198, 263

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