4. The use of as many senses as possible. When an impression has been
given through eye and ear and touch, for example, it is more definite in
the mind than when it has come only through the sense of hearing.

5. A natural association of the new impression with others well known
and interesting to the child.

6. Immediate and frequent recall.




CHAPTER IV

THE PERIOD OF EARLY CHILDHOOD--Concluded

THE FEELINGS


A child receives a coveted toy and his face is aglow with delight. He is
sharply reproved and anger or grief appears. Another child comes to play
with him, and he may assert that all his guest desires "is mine," and
tears, and even blows ensue before amicable adjustment can be made. And
so through the hours of a kaleidoscopic day, the emotional pendulum
keeps swinging from love to anger, from pride to humility, from
selfishness to sporadic and angelic bits of generosity. What is the
significance of it all in the life of the child?

Before considering this vital question, shall we note some