d; the fun
ends there. Laugh at those who laugh at you, and they will soon cease.
Secondly, the atmosphere and habit of the family determine the course of
teasing. Where carping criticism and unkindly ridicule abound, children
cannot be blamed for like habits. Where the sense of humor lightens
tense situations, where we sacrifice the pleasure of stinging criticism
for the sake of encouraging those who most need it, children are quick
to catch those habits too. The teasing child usually comes out of a
family of similar habits. On seeing our children engaged in teasing
others, our first thought ought to be as to the extent to which we may
have been their example in this respect. Constant watchfulness on our
part against the temptations to tease will have an effect far more
potent than all attempts to talk them out of the habit; it will lead
them out.

I. References for Study

1. HONESTY

P. Du Bois, _The Culture of Justice_, chaps. iii, x. Dodd, Mead &
Co., $0.75.

E.P. St. John, _Child Nature and Child Nurture_, chap. viii.
Pilgrim Press, $0.50.

2. TEASING

W.L. Sheldon, _A Study of Habits_, chap. xvii. Welch & Co.,
Chicago, $1.25.

II. Further Reading

ON GENERAL MORAL TRAINING

Sneath & Hodges, _Moral Training in School and Home_. Macmillan,
$0.80.

E.O. Sisson, _The Essentials of Character_. Macmillan, $1.00.

H. Thisleton Mark, _The Unfolding of Personality_. The University
of Chicago Press, $1.00.

Paul Carus, _Our Children_. Open Court Publishing Co., $1.00.

III. Topics for Discussion

1. Of what importance is the child's sense of possession?

2. What are the first evidences of a consciousness of property
rights?

3. How do homes train in dishonesty?

4. What is the relation between cheating and dishonesty?

5. What is a child seeking to do when he teases another?

6. What are the unfortunate features of teasing?

7. What is the relation of teasing to bullying?

8. What cures would you suggest for either?

FOOTNOTES:

[49] Parents will be helped by the practical discussions of cheating,
cribbing, and other boy problems in Johnson, _Problems of Boyhood_.

[50] See "Book List" in Appendix.

CHAPTER XXIII

THE PERSONAL FACTORS IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Whoever will stop to review his early educational experience will be
impressed with