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The Physical Training of Children

Chapter 1: THE Physical Training OF Children.
By Pye Henry Chavasse
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A practical guide for caregivers outlining the physical upbringing of children from birth through adolescence, emphasizing preventive and practical measures for health. It reviews newborn care, cleanliness, navel management, clothing, feeding and vaccination, teething, sleep, bowel and bladder care, exercise and suitable amusements, nursery arrangements, and the changing needs of boyhood and girlhood. The material stresses sensible diet, protection from cold, regular exercise, and early instruction to avert common ailments, and presents remedies, warm baths and treatments for accidents. Organized as questions and answers, it aims to equip parents and nurses with clear, actionable advice for daily management and long-term prevention.

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Title: The Physical Training of Children

Author: Pye Henry Chavasse

Contributor: F. H. Getchell

Release date: May 5, 2021 [eBook #65260]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Credits: Richard Tonsing, MFR, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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AT HOME.

THE
Physical Training
OF
Children.

By P. H. CHAVASSE,
FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND; FELLOW OF THE OBSTETRICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON; FORMERLY PRESIDENT OF QUEEN’S COLLEGE MEDICO CHIRURGICAL SOCIETY, BIRMINGHAM; AUTHOR OF “ADVICE TO A WIFE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF HER OWN HEALTH,” ETC., ETC.
WITH
A Preliminary Dissertation,
By F. H. GETCHELL, M.D.,
CLINICAL LECTURER ON THE DISEASES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT THE JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE, OBSTETRICIAN TO THE CATHARINE STREET DISPENSARY, FELLOW OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, AND MEMBER OF THE PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, PHILADELPHIA; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE GYNŒCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BOSTON; AUTHOR OF “THE MATERNAL MANAGEMENT OF INFANCY,” ETC., ETC.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.:
NEW-WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY,
MIDDLETOWN, CONN.: PARMELEE & CO.
BURLINGTON, IOWA: R. T. ROOT.
1871.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by
NEW-WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY,
(John C. Copper.—S. J. Vandersloot,)
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D. C.