Excerpt from Parents and Their Problems, Vol. 8: A Systematic Course in Child Nurture, Character Building for Parents and Teachers

Just a word as to the use to be made of this volume. The brief introductory articles are for the parents, and may with some children be read aloud, the purpose being to start discussion about the particular virtue mentioned. It will be noticed that these subjects have been dealt with in such a way as to provoke questioning and difference of opinion. That is the way moral judgment, which is character building, grows. The oftener such questions are raised and talked about the better for parents and children alike. But it must be "give and take." Don't talk down to the children. Talk with them, and get their ideas and compare them with your own. You should grow with their growth!

The stories are for reading by the children and are in a relation to the subjects discussed, not too exact or too close, but in a manner to cause reflection upon the subject matter while furnishing an interesting story. It will be found that most of these stories are capable of much historical expansion. If the interest is great enough, any encyclopaedia will give a great deal of material about the characters which are treated, and thus almost endless development can be secured. If this is done, the stories will furnish a very striking course in history, literature and ideas.

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