Hints on Child-Training

Trumbull, H. Clay (Henry Clay), 1830-1903Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.5

Word count: 311K words
Chapters: 32

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Hints on Child-training by H. Clay TrumbullAuthor: Trumbull, H. Clay (Henry Clay), 1830-1903,Language: English, Class: LB: Education: Theory and practice of education, Release Date: Jul 23, 2018

Editor's review

Hints on Child-training is an essayistic work on child-rearing by the nineteenth-century American author H. Clay Trumbull, classified under education theory and practice and released free by Project Gutenberg. Its value lies in presenting the parenting ideas and home-education approaches of that era; the text consists largely of experiential advice in a plain tone, making it suitable as comparative reading on the history of education and parenting concepts. Readers can see the framework of early child-training ideas and use it to reflect on contemporary child-rearing. Note that the book's views carry clear period limitations and should not be copied as a modern parenting guide.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers interested in the history of education and the evolution of family education concepts
Teacher-training students or researchers who want to understand nineteenth-century British and American child-rearing thought
Parents who enjoy reading old-style child-rearing essays and can absorb them critically

Not a good fit for

Parents seeking evidence-based parenting methods and modern scientific guidance
Readers who want operational plans for specific age groups
Readers who struggle with English and do not wish to use reference tools

Reading tips

Start with the table of contents to understand each chapter's theme, then closely read the chapters most relevant to your concerns.
Mark period limitations as you read and compare them with modern child-rearing research.
Read alongside materials on the history of education, placing the book's advice in its nineteenth-century context.
Use a dictionary for old-fashioned expressions in the English original; do not feel obliged to read every sentence.

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FAQ

Is this book suitable to copy directly for raising children today?

Not really. The book was written in the nineteenth century, its views bear clear marks of their time, and the materials do not show that it has been tested by modern research. It is better used as reading on the history of education and for comparing ideas; specific parenting methods should refer to reliable contemporary research.

Is the book in the original English? How difficult is it to read?

According to Project Gutenberg, the book is in English and is a public-domain e-book. The text is in a nineteenth-century essay style with some older expressions; readers with intermediate English proficiency can finish it with a dictionary.

What is this book mainly about?

Judging by the title and classification, it is an advisory work on child training and family child-rearing, in the category of education theory and practice. The materials do not list specific chapters; it is advisable to look at the e-book's table of contents to understand each chapter's theme before deciding the reading order.

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About the author

Trumbull, H. Clay (Henry Clay), 1830-1903 Author

H. Clay Trumbull (1830–1903) is the author of The Blood Covenant, The Threshold Covenant and The Covenant of Salt. Six of his works are held here, spanning the study of religious rites and essays on ethics, along with Hints on Child-training, a practical book for the home. He typically begins with ancient customs and rituals, examining the origins of covenant, purification and religious ceremonial, and then relates them to the cultural background of Scripture. His approach stresses comparison and tracing things to their sources, in a plain style characteristic of nineteenth-century popular scholarship. The covenant series has had some influence in the study of religious custom. Public information on his life is limited; his nationality, education and specific career remain unverified and should not be guessed at.