Excerpt from The Dawn of Character: A Study of Child Life
Many are called upon to be responsible for children, who have come but little into close contact with them. Unfamiliar with children's natures and with children's ways, they are yet constantly required to act, and to act on the spur of the moment. Mistakes, under such circumstances, are almost inevitable; mistakes which often entail suffering to the child and disappointment to parent or teacher.
To many, fortunately, mother-wit comes so readily, that it hardly seems necessary for them to prepare themselves for their task. But I believe there are not a few who would face their responsibilities with more joy and confidence, if they knew somewhat of the natural workings of the child's mind.
We cannot rightly judge the child from our own standpoint; he is not "man-writ-small," but an unknown quantity, "man-in-the-making."
In this book, my endeavour has been to interpret the child's experiences from his own point of view.
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