02445cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000550011324500270016826400510019530000470024633600260029333700260031933800360034550000310038150502130041250801980062552011840082353400450200765300140205265300220206685600430208859974UtSlPG20260610134400.0mcr n260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHQ1 aBruce, H. Addingtonq(Henry Addington),d1874-195910aHandicaps of Childhood 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2019 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2019-07-240 aPreface -- Mental backwardness -- The only child -- The child who sulks -- Jealousy -- Selfishness -- Bashfulness and indecision -- Stammering -- Fairy tales that handicap -- "Night terrors" -- In conclusion. aProduced by Turgut Dincer, Jane Robins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) a"Handicaps of Childhood" by H. Addington Bruce is a psychological guide written in the early 20th century. The book explores the ramifications of various emotional and behavioral issues in children, emphasizing the critical importance of early moral and mental training by parents. It centers on the idea that early neglect in fostering qualities like self-control and empathy can lead to significant lifelong disadvantages. The opening of the work begins with a preface where the author introduces the primary theme: the consequences of inadequate moral upbringing in children. Bruce outlines the significance of understanding behaviors such as jealousy and sulkiness as potential danger signals indicative of deeper issues. He stresses the necessity for parents to recognize these signs early and addresses many facets of child development, where the right interventions can prevent emotional issues from persisting into adulthood. The text provides a contextual framework for understanding the mental states and behaviors of children and urges a reevaluation of parental responsibility in fostering healthy emotional development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aEducation aChild development40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59974