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I30 The Century of the Child
rested on its consistent qualities. It was con-
sistently strict, not as at present a lax hesita-
tion between all kinds of pedagogical methods
and psychological opinions, in which the child
is thrown about here and there like a ball, in
the hands of grown people ; at one time pushed
forward, then laughed at, then pushed aside,
only to be brought back again, kissed till it
is disgusted, first ordered about, and then
coaxed. A grown man would become insane
if joking Titans treated him for a single day
as a child is treated for a year. A child
should not be ordered about, but should be
just as courteously addressed as a grown per-
son in order that he may learn courtesy. A
child should never be pushed into notice, never
compelled to endure caresses, never over-
whelmed with kisses, which ordinarily tor-
ment him and are often the cause of sexual
hypersesthesia. The child’s demonstrations of
affection should be reciprocated when they
are sincere, but one’s own demonstrations
should be reserved for special occasions. This
is one of the many excellent maxims of
training that are disregarded. Nor should
the child be forced to express regret in begging
pardon and the like. This is excellent train-
ing for hypocris}^ A small child once had
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