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CHAPTER

I MOTHERCRAFT: ITS MEANING, SCOPE, AND SPIRIT 1

II ESTABLISHING THE HOME 10

III FINDING THE MEANS FOR MOTHERCRAFT 20

IV FOUNDING A FAMILY 29

V GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 41

VI PREPARING FOR THE BABY 62

VII CARE OF THE BABY 85

VIII THE PHYSICAL CARE OF YOUNG CHILDREN 119

IX THE FEEDING OF CHILDREN 155

X THE EDUCATION OF THE LITTLE CHILD 196

XI STUDYING THE INDIVIDUAL CHILD 223

XII A CURRICULUM FOR BABYHOOD AND EARLY CHILDHOOD 246

XIII PLAY 264

XIV GAMES 275

XV THE TOY AGE 285

XVI STORY-TELLING 299

XVII SCIENCE AND HISTORY 309

XVIII HANDWORK 317

XIX MUSIC AND ART 329

XX HOME NURSING AND FIRST AID IN THE NURSERY 337