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Identifier: studyofchild00hoga (find matches)
Title: A study of a child
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Hogan, Louise Eleanor (Shimer), Mrs., 1855-1929. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Child study. (from old catalog)
Publisher: New York and London, Harper & brothers
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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game thathad a large picture of an engine on the box-cover, hefound a small piece of the engine inside, which hepromptly called little choo-choo, pointing to the bellon the piece at the same time, and saying ting-a-ling-a-ling. He then said, eight times in succession, bigchoo-choo, little choo-choo, again noting difference. When dressed in the morning now he goes to thedoor and calls, Annie come and talk a you. She askedhim who gave him the engine. He said, Mamma bingit this muding, (morning). Sometimes he says wordscorrectly, and at other times he does as above—i.e., say-ing muding for morning. He is not corrected, for wewant him to find out for himself from observation thecorrect way to pronounce words. When he asks thenames of things he is told carefully, and we see thathe says the word correctly, but what he learns himselfwe let alone. We want to find out how much he canabsorb from surroundings without direction. So far hehas learned a great deal through his own activity. He 94
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NO DATE DRAWINGS A, stand-pipe ; B. folded paper frame for drawing of boat ; C, machine-stitching for frame : D,stationary wash stand ; E, flag-man ; F, wheel turning round. THIRD YEAR is never at rest, brain or body, and it keeps us busy tosee that be has sufficient diversion without confusion tooccupy him from morning to night. So far as is possi-ble, routine is depended on for all that must necessarilybe done—i.e., feeding, naps, going out, bathing, and bed-time—and we find that he takes all of them as incidentalto what appears to him to be his great occupation—i.e.,play. (The records show that he was never happy unlessoccupied—always asking, What may I do V when hecould find nothing himself, and but a few words of sug-gestion were necessary, as a rule, to send him at once toa new occupation.) When he awoke to-day from his nap he was fretfuluntil he thought of his violin. Then he was happy, andwanted to stay home with it instead of going out in hiscoach. His mother let him

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