Guidance in the Elementary School

Child guidance, measured in years, is a comparatively new science, probably not more than thirty to fifty years old. The first theories of child guidance were concerned with the physical well-being of the child; bodily health was of paramount importance since the child's physical stamina played a major role in helping him to meet and fulfill his immediate needs. Children were treated as adults and parents believed that it was unwise to show children too much affection since it might reflect upon the manliness of the boys and the intellectual maturity of the girls.