YOUR BOY AND
HIS TRAINING
YOUR BOY AND
HIS TRAINING
A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON BOY-TRAINING
BY
EDWIN PULLER
FORMER PRESIDENT, SCOUTMASTERS’ ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS
NEW YORK LONDON
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
1916
The work offers practical guidance for parents and teachers on raising boys, combining observations of childhood and adolescent psychology with concrete training methods. It explains developmental stages from early childhood through adolescence, noting physical, mental, and moral changes; emphasizes parental responsibility, the formation of obedience, and the need for just, consistent discipline; contrasts repressive and constructive approaches; highlights play, hero-worship, will development, and the boy’s present-focused viewpoint; and recommends home-centered character cultivation, reasoned commands, and sympathetic understanding to guide boys toward responsible adulthood.
YOUR BOY AND
HIS TRAINING
A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON BOY-TRAINING
BY
EDWIN PULLER
FORMER PRESIDENT, SCOUTMASTERS’ ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS
NEW YORK LONDON
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
1916