MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3584, 8 January 1927, Page 3

MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN

HARMONY IN THE HOME. PROFESSION OF PARENTHOOD. London, January 4. The delegates attending the Educational Conference to-day listened with rapt attention to Dr, C. W. Kimmins, chief inspector of the Education Department of the London County Council. He laid down the axiom that the management of children is immensely important.

The speaker said there should be perfect harmony in the home in the early life of a child. He did not know a case of a nervous breakdown occurring in later life when a boy had had a joyous home. Children should he encouraged to laugh and to develop a sense of humour. If their dreams were used judiciously a tremendous amount of important information could be gleaned as to their chief wishes and -unfulfilled wishes. It was impossible to estimate the evil which resulted from the overmothering of children who under this treatment ceased to be independent creatures, Llr. Kinunins said he had been engaged of late on a fascinating study of henpecked husbands. He had found that in every case these men had been “mothers darlings”' and had lost the power of looking after themselves. “The world,” said the speaker, “wants a recognised profession of parenthood. Anybody can commit matrimony and enter into the profession of parenthood. This must all be altered. People will have to produce suitable certificates showing that they are physically and mentally capable for membership of such a profession.” • -i -