CONTENTS—BOOK ONE

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A First Word to Readers[7]
Training the Senses[9]
Game of Hide the Watch[11]
Results of Sense Training[12]
To Develop the Sense of Touch[16]
The Game of the Button Bag[17]
The Game of Matching Cards[18]
The Game of Insets[18]
The Game of the Rag Bag[19]
The Game of the Dry Goods Clerk[19]
The Game of Who Is It?[20]
The Game of Weighing[20]
Measuring[21]
Training the Ear[22]
The Game of Whispering[23]
The Game of Tapping[23]
The Game Speak and I'll Name You[23]
The Game of Silence[24]
The Game of Drop It[24]
A Musical Exercise[25]
The Game of Blind Man's Ears[25]
The Game of Telephoning[26]
The Bell Game[27]
The Game of Stop Thief[27]
The Table Game[28]
Care of the Ears[28]
Training the Sense of Sight[29]
Strive for More Detail[30]
Training the Eye to Measure[32]
The Game of Measuring[33]
The Sense of Taste and Smell[37]
Using Two of the Senses[38]
Exercise for Two Senses[38]
Improvement from Conscious Effort[40]
The Faculty of Visualization[41]
A Visual Test[41]
Visual Process Natural[42]
Training the Mind's Eye[43]
The Picture Test[43]
Test for Quick Reaction[43]
Test for Color Reaction[44]
Test for Order[44]
The Letter Game[45]
The Number Game[47]
Practice with Geometrical Figures[48]
Out of Door Game[49]
Immediate Visualization[50]
Training of Younger Children[51]
Developing the Observation[52]
Value of Observation[55]
The Neglected Faculty[56]
Picture Cards for Observation[59]
Counting from Mind's Eye Pictures[59]
The Game of Quick Counting [61]
The Game of Visual Counting[62]
Reproducing the Visual Picture[63]
The Game of Color Cards[63]
The Game of Picture Cards[64]
The Seeing Game[65]
The Game of Detective[66]
A Game at the Dining Table[66]
The Change About Game[67]
The Game of Observation[67]
Training the Sense of Location[68]
The Game of Guide[69]
The Game of Guiding Home[69]
Make Play Profitable[70]
Attention and Concentration[72]
Exercise for Prolonging Attention[73]
Divided Attention[75]
The Degree of Attention[77]
Expectant Attention[77]
Cure for Diverted Attention[78]
Parent Is Child's Interpreter[79]
What Is Concentration?[80]
Exercise for Concentration[80]
The Construction of a Home[81]
The Farmer and His Farm[82]
The Farmer and His Crop[83]
The Growing Plant[83]
The Imagination[85]
Test for Visual Reproduction[86]
A Universally Useful Faculty[87]
Children's Falsehoods[88]
Reality of Illusions[89]
Imagination a Curse or Blessing[90]
Dissipating the Imagination[90]
Exercises for the Imagination[91]
The Story Games[91]
The Game of Creation[92]
The Picture Gallery[94]
The Power of Suggestion[97]
Indirect Suggestion[101]
Indirect Positive Suggestion[101]
Health Habits[105]
Deep Breathing[106]
Drinking Water[107]
Rest and Sleep[108]
Thinking Health[109]
Ambition Pulls[111]

A FIRST WORD TO READERS

Many requests from parents for a simple method of training children to think and remember have prompted this series of books on "Mind Training for Children."

Play is the child's great objective and this is capitalized in the methods used in presenting this subject. There are over fifty interesting games and as many exercises, all of which are based upon scientific principles. These will not only interest and amuse the children, but will result in the development of their senses and faculties. This will lead naturally to the improvement of the memory.

In the last book all this advancement is applied to the child's studies and school problems. Parents should read these books and use the ideas according to the ages of the children. Older children can read and apply the principles for themselves, but should be encouraged and guided by the parents.