"It is partly for the sake of Archie and Bess that I make the rules for
you, and I insist upon having them kept," said mamma. "The younger ones
cannot understand why you should have more privileges in these ways than
they have, and if I allowed you to do as you please, even if you should
generally please to do right, it would make it much harder for them to
obey rules laid down for them."

"It isn't very nice for me, though," grumbled Ralph. "I don't see why it
should be made hard for me just for their sakes."

"It ought not to be hard, when you think of the reason, my boy. The
rules are good for you, too, and even if they were needless, you should
obey cheerfully for the sake of the younger ones. It is only fair, I am
sure, that an older brother, who can help a great deal with the younger
ones if he will, should gladly set them a good example, and even deny
himself a little for their sakes."




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Conquering Fear in the Child by Common Sense Methods.


"It is evident that the first and most important step to be taken in