Facial muscles, twitching of, 81
associated with apnœa, 83

Fæces, incontinence of, 92

Fainting fits, 140
cause and characteristics, 140
control of, 141
of neuropaths, 152

Fatigue, mental, physical, and visceral, 143

Fats, lowered tolerance to, 87

Faults, correction of, 127
not corrected by too frequent reproof, 124, 125

Fear, 39
causes of, 28
phenomena of, 134, 135
prominent psychical symptom of neuropathic children, 132, 133
treatment of, 135

Feeding, 55
artificial, 109, 113
factors in, 57, 58
of newborn infant, regularity in, 116

Fertilisation, method of imparting knowledge of, 174

Food, force of suggestion in relation to, 25-27
healthy desire for, 62
likes and dislikes for, 25
how overcome, 26
phenomena of the desire of, 52
refusal of, 35, 50
nervous causes of, 52
persistent, factors encouraging, 57
suggestion in relation to, 57, 58
treatment of, 26, 55, 62

Force and cajoling, futility of, 26

Freud, teaching of, 176

Functional disturbances, in combination with organic disease, 4
 

Gait, peculiarity of, 74

Games, educative value of, 96, 98

Gastric disturbances, 54

Gastric juice, psychic secretion of, 52

Gastric symptoms, of neurosis, 153

Gastro-intestinal derangement, causes of, 141
environment as cause and cure of, 142

Gentleness, 119
inculcation of, 129

Girls' schools, 188

Glottis, spasm of, strong emotion causing, 82

"Good form," 183, 184

Grasping habit, reproof in relation to, 21

Growing pains, 167
 

Habit spasms, age of appearance of, 74
cause of, 74
definition of, 73
examples of, 73
spread of, 75
suggestion in relation to, 74
treatment of, 76

Habits, regulation of, 30
suggestion in relation to, 30

Habitual actions, infant's pleasure in, 77
mental unrest in relation to, 77
of the parent, reproduction in the child, 75
varieties and characteristics, 77

Habitual wakefulness, 70

Hands, control of movement of, 19, 22
expressionless, 56

Happiness and contentment, of child when playing alone, 96

Headache, periodic. See Migraine

Heat and cold, newborn baby in relation to, 106

Heat and flushing, sudden sensations of, 141

Heredity, and temperament, 10
and type of child, 31
nervous disorders in relation to, 5

Home influence, in development of character, 182, 185, 186
reflected in the child, 182

Hunger, of the newborn baby, 105, 109

Hypnotic suggestion, in treatment of enuresis, 95

Hypnotics, 70, 71

Hysteria, 158
age of appearance of, 158
suggestion in relation to, 32
symptoms of, 158

Hysterical girls, characteristics of, 32
 

Ideals, inculcation of, 118-119

Ideas, polarisation and depolarisation of, 172

Illness. See Sickness

Imagination, abnormal, correction of, 138
child's stories and tales in relation to, 137, 138
developed by toys, 98

Imitativeness, age at which apparent, 16
extent of, 23
illustration of, 17, 23
lack of, 56
of action, 19
of speech, 17, 18
tell-tale child an illustration of, 18

Incontinence of urine, 89-95

Incorrigible children, 129

Infantile characteristics, 146
ductless glands in relation to, 147
nervous system in relation to, 149, 150

Infective disorders,
convalescence from, 157
producing nervous symptoms, 167
relation of neurosis to, 167

Inflammatory reactions, 147

Insomnia. See Sleeplessness

Intellect, compared with physique, 120

Intelligence, in early childhood, 40, 41, 42

Intestinal disturbance, 54
of neurosis, 153
symptom of, 157

Intoxications, violent reaction to, 142

Introspection, and neuropathic children, 138
excessive, evidences of, 139
influencing conduct, 139

Irritation, child to be free from, 40
 

Joint pains, 167


Kindergarten school, artificial symbolism of, 24

Kindness, inculcation of, 129
 

Lactation,
care of child during, 106, 109
care of mother during, 110
causes of failure in, 108
establishment of, 106, 107
tongue-tie in relation to, 12

Laryngismus stridulus. See Breath-holding

Later childhood,
infantile characteristics in, 146
management in, 117-130
mental backwardness in, 146

Likes and dislikes, 25

Lordosis, 151
and neurosis, 151
producing albuminuria, 152
 

Manual dexterity, advantages of, 122

Massage, improving tone of muscles, 154

Medicines, sensitiveness to, 26

Melancholy children, 157

Mental aspects, of digestive disorders, 51-54
of enuresis, 95
of management in early childhood, 31

Mental backwardness,
and infantile characteristics, 146
in later childhood, 146

Mental disturbances,
cyclical character of, 61
indicating neuropathic tendencies, 132, 133
irregularities of sleep due to, 68
psycho-analysis of, 177, 178

Mental exhaustion,
during convalescence from infective disorders, 157
easily produced in nervous children, 143

Mental irritability, chorea a symptom of, 156

Mental life of the child, 101

Mental power,
active before beginning of speech, 40
in early childhood, 40

Mental processes, development of, 5, 22, 23, 50
age at which most apparent, 16
in later childhood, 117
effect of unconscious suggestions on, 29
heredity in relation to, 10
influence of environment on, 10, 22

Mental training, 122
compared with physical training, 120
objects and advantages of, 122, 126

Mental unrest,
avoidance of, 67
crying in relation to, 67
digestive disturbances due to, 62
growth of neuroses in atmosphere of, 75
habitual actions in relation to, 77
in the adult, 7
in the child, 6, 7
negativism due to, 60
of newborn infant, effects of, 107
See also Nervous Unrest

Micturition,
functional disorder of, 30
negativism in, 81
regulation of, 30
See also Enuresis

Migraine,
periodic vomiting associated with, 85
symptom of nervous exhaustion, 87

Mind,
and body, development of, 120, 121
effect on the body, 51
vigour of, in relation to that of body, 120

Money, theft of, 127

Montessori system of training, 20, 23, 121

Moral degeneracy, 126

Moral standard of school life, 183

Moral training, 123
importance and effects of, 120
negative virtues and, 124
objects and advantages of, 123, 126
parents' responsibilities in, 123, 124

Morals, public opinion forming code of, 183

Morbid introspection, 139

Mothers,
ability and inability to manage children, 8
attitude in regard to temperament of child, 10, 11
care of, during lactation, 110
conduct of child influenced by, 11
inability to understand nature of child's disorders, 5
influence of, on tone and manner of speech, 17
mental environment of child created by, 8
personality of, 7
relation to the child, 101

Motionless children, 157

Mouth, habit of conveying everything to, cause of, 19

Movements,
precision of, 20
purposive, development of, 19, 21
self-command of, 21

Muscular atrophy, and neurosis, 151

Muscular system,
changes in infantile children, 148
weak development of, 151

Muscular tone, how improved, 154

Myopathy, primary, 151
 

Nasal obstruction
and failure of lactation, 12, 108
night-terrors aggravated by, 136

Natural history, sexual matters taught by, 174

Naughtiness, child's delight in, 45

Naughty, use of the term, 44

Negative virtues, and moral training, 124

Negativism, 3, 12, 13
cause of, 60, 61
characteristics, 50
factors developing, 56
in constipation, 80
in micturition, 81
spirit of, 45
treatment of, 60
want of sleep depending on, 64

Nerve centres, controlling movement, development of, 21

Nervous control, instability of, connection between bodily ailments
and, 120

Nervous cough, 73

Nervous disorders,
and psycho-analysis, 177, 178
common, causes, characteristics, and treatment, 140-142
frequency of, 50

Nervous exhaustion, cyclic vomiting and migraine symptoms of, 87

Nervous instability, stigma of, 140-142

Nervous system, abnormal in children, 149
in relation to cyclic vomiting, 85
increased irritability of, 81
infantile characteristics of, 149

Nervous unrest, environment in relation to, 142
factors increasing, 61
manifestations of, 73
recurrence of periods of, 61
symptoms of, 6, 7
See also Mental Unrest

Nervous vomiting. See Vomiting

Nervousness, and digestive disorders, 53, 54
and neuropathy, 132-135
in early infancy, 104
in older children, 131-144
parents' attitude causing, 31

Nettlerash, 161

Neurasthenia, 157

Neuropathic children, common symptoms of, 140-144
conduct of, 133
faulty contact with environment in, 138
fear the prominent symptom of, 133
introspection and self-consciousness of, 138
management of, 150
training of, 126

Neuropathic tendencies, evidence of, in older children, 133

Neuropaths, adult, 143
faulty management in child life leading to, 2, 14
phenomena of, 132
phobias of, 143
selection of suitable environment for, 132, 133
symptoms of, 7

Neuroses, and psycho-analysis, 177, 180
association of albuminuria with, 153
constipation frequently due to, 80
examination of, 82
growth in atmosphere of unrest and apprehension, 75
relation of, to infection of the body, 167
treatment of, 153

Neurotics, and physique, 145, 151
characteristics, 131, 132
exaggeration of emotions of, 131

Newborn baby, administration of sedatives to, 110
artificial feeding of, 109, 113
breast feeding of, 106, 107
case of, 105, 109, 114, 115
effect of mental unrest on, 107
first impressions of, 104
formation of habits of sleep and crying in, 115
heat and cold in relation to, 106
hunger of, 105, 109
induction of the sucking movements of, 106
of nervous inheritance, 105
personality of, 104
prevention of restlessness and crying, 114, 115
reduction of sense stimuli in, 105
reflex action of sucking in, 108
sense of taste of, 113
symptoms of dyspepsia in, 116
times of feeding, 116
weaning of, 113, 114

Night-terrors, aggravation of, 70, 136
causes of, 135
of neuropathic children, 134

Nursery, activities in, child's interest in, 22-23
importance of child's being alone
in, 36, 38, 96, 99, 101
observations in, 16

Nursery life, advantages of, 9

Nursery psycho-therapeutics, 15

Nurses, ability and inability to manage children, 9
influence of, on tone and manner of speech, 17
mental environment of child created by, 8
personality of, 7

Nursing, during sickness, 166
of the newborn infant, 105-115
 

Obedience, 49
and perverse pleasure, 34
growth of, 42

Obsession of bed wetting, 89, 91

Opposition, 61
and counter-opposition, 67, 179
during sickness, 160
force of, factors influencing development, 60
habit of, 59
impulse of, 35
love of, in early childhood, 59, 60
to food, 25

Organic disturbance, in combination with functional trouble, 4
 

Pain, frequent loss of sense of, in neuropaths, 138, 139

Pallor, 152
sudden attacks of, 141

Palpitation, example of visceral fatigue, 143

Parathyroid glands, function of, 147

Parents,
and children, conflict between, 43, 44
and silence on sexual matters, 170
habitual actions of, reproduced in the child, 75
mental attitude of, in relation to conduct, 31
over-exercise of authority by, results of, 42, 43, 45
responsibilities in moral training of child, 123, 124
suggestions unconsciously conveyed by, evil results of, 31, 164, 166

Parties, disadvantages of, 102

Patient, temperament of, physician in relation to, 4

Pelvis, development of, 146

Peripheral nerves, increase in irritability and conductivity of, 81

Personal adornment, delight in, 48

Personality,
and disobedience, 58
child's own conception of, 24, 129
environment influencing, 25
in early childhood, 32, 165
of newborn baby, 104

Perspiration, abundant, sudden attacks of, 141

Phobias, 14
characteristics and varieties, 134, 135
frequency of, 134
treatment of, 135

Physical defects, accompanying neurosis, 145, 151

Physical disturbances, due to emotion, 53, 54

Physical exercise, lack of, causing want of sleep, 69

Physical fatigue, easily produced in nervous children, 143

Physical phenomena of neuropaths, 132

Physical training, 121
objects and advantages of, 121, 122, 126

Physician,
and the temperament of his patient, 4
examination by, 2, 3, 13
diagnosis by, 2, 3, 13
difficulties of, 4

Physique, intellect compared with, 120

Pica and dirt eating, 80

Picture books,
educative value of, 100
kinds most suitable, 99, 100

Play,
happiness of child during, 96
in the nursery, 36, 37
with grown-up persons, 36, 38

Pleasure, sense of, in early childhood, 48

Polarisation of ideas, 172

Postural albuminuria, 152

Posture, faulty, 161, 162
prevention of, 154

Power, child's love of, 32, 59

Precision of movement, development of, 19, 96

Psycho-analysis,
dangers of, 180
observations on, 176, 177

Public schools, character and effects of, 183

Punishment,
deserved and undeserved, 126
frequent, disadvantages of, 47
observations on, 39, 46

Purity, inculcation of high ideals of, 175

Purposive movements, earliest,
cause of, 19
encouragement of, 24

Pyloric spasm, 112

Pyrexia, 88
organic disease in relation to, 88
 

Rational hygiene, 5

Reasoning power, 40
active before advent of speech, 40
factors influencing development of, 40, 41, 117, 118

Regulation of habits, 30

Repression, by older children of younger, 47

Reproduction, method of imparting knowledge of, 174

Reproof, 20, 21, 24
cases in which useless, 60, 124
causing disobedience, 61, 124
effects of, 33, 36, 47, 124
extreme sensitiveness to, 46
perverse pleasure of, 34
too frequent repetition of, futility of, 44, 45, 47, 60, 124, 125

Restlessness, during sickness, 160

Rewards, use and dangers of, 48

Rheumatism, 155
and chorea, association between, 155
characteristics in childhood, 156
subacute, 167
treatment of, 156

Rickets,
mental and intellectual condition in, 120
in infantile children, 148
occurrence with spasmophilia, 82

Right and wrong, appreciation of, in early childhood, 42

Round shoulders, 151
 

St. Vitus's dance, 167

Salts, excretion of, 147

School life, 182, 184
and sexual matters, 171, 175
moral standard of, 183
moral training and, 123
moulding of character during, 184
of boys, 183-187
of girls, 188

Schools, public, character and effects of, 183

Scoliosis, prevention of, 154

Secretions, anomalies of, 141

Self, child's conception of, 48

Self-conscious children, complaints of, 139

Self-consciousness, of neuropathic children, 138

Self-discipline, development of, 125, 126

Self-education, in the nursery, 96

Self-feeding, 55

Self-preservation, morbid instinct of, 134

Self-sacrifice, not to be expected in early childhood, 48-49

Sensations,
acuteness of, 69
bodily, of neuropaths, 138

Sense perception, of neuropaths, 132

Sense stimuli,
cultivation of perception of, 23
in newborn babies, 105

Sexual matters,
education on, 168
method of, 174
errors of conduct and, 176
parents' silence in regard to, 170
psycho-analysis in relation to, 177, 178
school life in relation to, 171, 175

Sickness, 160
evil effects of suggestions unconsciously conveyed by parents
during, 164, 166
management during, 160, 163
nurse and mother during, 166
opposition during, 160
temperature during, 161
therapeutic measures in, 164
therapeutic procedures concentrating child's mind on his symptoms, 163

Sleep, estimation of the amount of, 136
force of suggestion in relation to, 27, 28
formation of habit of, 115
light and broken, cause of, 68, 136, 137
of newborn infant, 114
sound, beneficial effects of, 71

Sleeping attire, 69

Sleeplessness, breaking of the habit of, 70
causes and characteristics, 64
drugs in, 70, 71
in older children, 136
lack of physical exercise causing, 69
suggestion in relation to, 27, 28, 70
treatment of, 67, 70, 137

Sleep-walking, 137

Snatching, habit of, 20

Spasmophilia, 81
ætiology of, 81
drugs in treatment of, 84
occurrence of rickets with, 82

Spasms, control of, 84
fatal, 83

Speech, beginnings of, 17, 18
facility with which local accent is acquired, 17
imitativeness of, 17, 18
infant's reasoning power present before advent of, 40
influence of nurses and mothers on tone and manner of, 17

Spinal deformity, prevention of, 154

Spinal muscles, atrophy of, 151

Spoon feeding, 113

Status catarrhalis, 150

Status lymphaticus, 150

Story-telling, 99, 100

Sucking movements, of newborn child, induction of, 106
see also Lactation

Suggestion, and habit spasms, 74
appetite in relation to, 52
bed wetting in relation to, 89
bodily habits in relation to, 30
characteristics, 24
conduct influenced by, 13, 130
constipation in relation to, 80
effect on mental processes, 29
food in relation to, 25
force of, on child's mind, 27, 75
hysteria in relation to, 32
perverse influence of, 29, 30
bad habits due to, 89, 90
causing constipation, 30
want of sleep depending upon, 64
refusal of food in relation to, 57, 58
sleep in relation to, 27
susceptibility to, 29, 57
unconsciously conveyed by parents, evil results of, 31, 164, 166

Suicide, 52

Suspicions, aroused in the child, 57, 58

Syncopal attacks, causes and characteristics, 140, 141