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Life in the making: 335 total pages.

very curious. These ten­dencies-curiosity and the desire to manipulate-are responsible for much of their conduct. They lead them into a great deal of so-called naughtiness, but at the same time they are indispensable to their development. A man carrying a young child entered a crowded street car. As there were no empty seats, he was obliged to stand and become a "strap-hanger." No sooner had the man taken hold of the strap than the child reached up to take hold of a strap too. The man held him high enough for him to comfortably hold on to the strap and he was contented and quiet during the whole journey. Have you ever noticed a child trying to do something which some one else is doing? This tendency is very prominent from about the end of the first year. If his mother pokes the fire, he wants to poke it. He does it not only once but many times. He wants to imitate every one and probably will repeat the performance again and again. He has made a new discovery and is experimenting with it. This too is a method of gaining experience. As

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