"Every day, every hour, the parents are either passively or actively forming those habits in their children upon which, more than upon anything else, future character and conduct depend."
Volume 1, pg 118
Volume 1, pg 118
"Cleanliness, order, neatness, regularity, punctuality, are all 'branches' of infant education."
Volume 1, pg 125
"The child of two should be taught to get to replace his playthings. Begin early. Let it be a pleasure to him, part of his play, to open his cupboard, and put back the doll or the horse each in it's own place."
Volume 1, pg 130
"The mother who takes pains to endow her children with good habits secures for herself smooth and easy days; while she who lets their habits take care of themselves has a weary life of endless friction with the children."
Volume 1, pg 136
"The child of two should be taught to get to replace his playthings. Begin early. Let it be a pleasure to him, part of his play, to open his cupboard, and put back the doll or the horse each in it's own place."
Volume 1, pg 130
"The mother who takes pains to endow her children with good habits secures for herself smooth and easy days; while she who lets their habits take care of themselves has a weary life of endless friction with the children."
Volume 1, pg 136
Some of the specific Habits Charlotte spoke of are as follows:
"Some Habits Of Mind - Some Moral Habits" links from Amblesideonline.org
- The Habit Of Attention
- The Habits Of Application, Etc.
- The Habit Of Thinking
- The Habit Of Imagining
- The Habit Of Remembering
- The Habit Of Perfect Execution
- Some Moral Habits––Obedience
- Truthfulness, Etc.
A Few Resources to Help:
- Part III of Home Education, "Habit is Ten Natures" from Ambleside Online
- Habits by Charlotte Mason,[aff link], a Book
- Laying Down the Rails, [aff link], A book
- Topic CM Series: Habit of Attention, by Ambleside Online, an Article
- Part IV. Some Habits Of Mind - Some Moral Habits, by Ambleside Online, an Article
- Practical Habit Training in the Early Years, by Simply Charlotte Mason, an Article
The Early Years Can/Should Include:
[I am constantly adding more resources, this entire endeavor is a work in progress. Be patient and check back often! Thanks!]
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