III. Training in the Home
William B. Forbush (ed.), Guide Book to Childhood. American Institute of Child Life, Philadelphia, Pa. Very valuable as a guide to reading on the many problems of child-training.
LeGrand Kerr, The Care and Training of the Child. Funk & Wagnalls, $0.75. A good, general, brief study of the nature of the child and the method of education.
William J. Shearer, The Management and Training of the Child. Richardson, Smith & Co. A popular and practical statement of many problems and their treatment in the home and school.
John Wirt Dinsmore, The Training of Children. American Book Co. While written for school-teachers, this is one of the best studies which parents could possibly read.
A. A. Berle, The School in the Home. Moffat, Yard & Co., $1.00. Contains much valuable suggestion to parents who really desire to take advantage of the educational opportunities of the home.
John Locke, How to Train Up Your Children. Sampson, Low, Marston & Co., London. Written over two hundred years ago, and yet of very great value in many parts to day.
*William B. Forbush, The Coming Generation. D. Appleton & Co., $1.50. Discusses the various aspects of child-training in the light of the social consciousness of today. Many of the public agencies for child betterment are carefully discussed.
*William A. McKeever, Training the Girl. Macmillan, $1.50.
*——, Training the Boy. Macmillan, $1.50. These two books constitute one of the best collections of material, most practical and helpful. They view girls and boys as active factors and all the phases of home and community life are studied with reference to their needs.