Studies of childhood

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sully, James, 1842-1923

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Studies of Childhood" by James Sully is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work delves into various aspects of child psychology, aiming not only to provide scholarly insights but also to engage a wider audience, including parents and educators. Sully combines research and observation to explore the developmental stages of children, emphasizing how their unique cognitive processes manifest in play, language, and moral development. The opening of the book sets the stage for an exploration of childhood through both a historical and psychological lens. Sully reflects on humanity's long-standing fascination with infants, noting how perceptions of childhood have evolved from viewing children as morally deficient beings to recognizing the inherent beauty and complexity of their minds. He outlines the need for scientific inquiry into early childhood experiences, arguing that understanding a child's thought processes is essential for both psychological study and practical application in parenting and education. The preliminary portion thus introduces a nuanced perspective on childhood that highlights the interplay of imagination and reality in a child's experience, laying a foundation for the ensuing studies detailed in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Introductory

The age of imagination

The dawn of reason

Products of child-thought

The little linguist

Subject to fear

Raw material of morality

Under law

The child as artist

The young draughtsman

Extracts from a father's diary

George Sand's childhood

Bibliography.

Credits:

Produced by KD Weeks, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2020-05-18