How to Spoil Your Children.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1651, 6 March 1886, Page 2

How to Spoil Your Children.

\ Make them as much afraid of you as possible oh all occasionsY^j'Fly into-■^vio-lent passion with them several times a day. Whip: them? soundly if. Ihev fbreak Some trifle by "accident. ' If they' Smash, it purposely,'db ? ■iot' : p i retend ;i ybu see it. Don't be -foolish enough to enter into their childish sports.- When they ask for information;' tell them yto-- shut up. jNever take- the least notice of their, childish sorrows; - Give them - to under'stand that;it ; is pretty to say pert .things. Take their part against 'teachers) governesses, etc. - ;Try to forget as much as possible that you were ever young yourself. When they amuse themselves torturing animals, look on and laugh. Always tell them to hit back when' annoyed by . neighboring children.. Tell; them all the lies you like, and half kill; them if they : tell you one. When they tell you they won't do a thing, laugh at it and let it go. When they fall arid hurt .themselves, scold them for their awkardness. Give them expensive trifles to ; play with, and raise Cain if they break one. Dress them m such a style that they will be afraid to, play for fear of spoiling their clothes, 'Make religion such along-faced, .poky thing that they'll hate the";natne, : of it.as.'lbtjg . as. they live.. Tell them it is a sin to be dishonest, but if .they bring you back too much change from the grocer's, keep it and tell them to;,;say hpthing about it. ;■•"■ Threaten to tell their ,;fai!fijjr } ' and. [get them severely, punished, for every blessed thing they ; do, sdlhat by ffegreesjthey will cqme to tjhe conelueipn'fchat'Cf ather^is some sort of whippiag' machine. - i£ ; you feel a little band?trying^to;nestieiin yours, or a little arm " trying^ li>};^wrie itsfelf/around your neck, give^iiJ^jpwi &nd "Snarl out Something about wanting to bo let alone. , r ,-■-;• rr . o T -„ - r.• T „-• -- , '