CHAPTER XXI
The Study of Childhood
I—THE BABY
1. The Baby's Welcome to the Home—The mother's anticipation; the brothers' and sisters' anticipation; the intelligent mother: study of modern methods.
2. The Baby's Environment—The wardrobe; the hygienic nursery; the atmosphere of cheerfulness.
3. The Baby's Physical Development—The handicapped child (nerves, temper, defects); food; sleep; the out-of-door sleeping-room; the child and the doctor.
4. Reading from The Luxury of Children, by Martin.
Books to Consult—Oppenheim: The Development of the Child. S. H. Rowe: The Physical Nature of the Child and How to Study It.
Begin the discussion of the day with a paper on the Modern Science of Eugenics: How Far is It Practical? Have a Talk on the Spoiled Baby, over-fed, over-amused, over-indulged; contrast with one on The Normal Baby. Close with readings or recitations on Babyhood, poems from Eugene Field, Stevenson, and others.