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While the children should be taught to control the appetite and to eat with reference to health; let it be made plain that they are denying themselves only that which would do them harm. They give up hurtful things for something better. Let the table be made inviting and attractive, as it is supplied with the good things which God has so bountifully bestowed. Let mealtime be a cheerful, happy time. As we enjoy the gifts of God, let us respond by grateful praise to the Giver.

Children should be taught to control their appetites cheerfully, giving up harmful things for better alternatives during happy family meals. Provides ethical and practical advice regarding appetite control and mealtime atmosphere.

In many cases the sickness of children can be traced to errors in management. Irregularities in eating, insufficient clothing in the chilly evening, lack of vigorous exercise to keep the blood in healthy circulation, or lack of abundance of air for its purification, may be the cause of the trouble. Let the parents study to find the causes of the sickness, and then remedy the wrong conditions as soon as possible.

Childhood sickness often results from parental management errors such as irregular eating, inadequate clothing, insufficient exercise, or poor ventilation. Lists specific environmental and behavioral factors as direct causes of childhood illness.

All parents have it in their power to learn much concerning the care and prevention, and even the treatment, of disease. Especially ought the mother to know what to do in common cases of illness in her family. She should know how to minister to her sick child. Her love and insight should fit her to perform services for it which could not so well be trusted to a stranger's hand.

Parents, especially mothers, should educate themselves in disease prevention and basic home nursing care for common childhood illnesses. Encourages parental acquisition of basic medical and nursing knowledge for home care.

Parents should early seek to interest their children in the study of physiology and should teach them its simpler principles. Teach them how best to preserve the physical, mental, and spiritual powers, and how to use their gifts so that their lives may bring blessing to one another and honor to God. This knowledge is invaluable to the young. An education in the things that concern life and health is more important to them than a knowledge of many of the sciences taught in the schools.

Children should be taught physiology and health preservation early, as this knowledge is more valuable than many standard school sciences. Advocates for the educational priority of physiology and health preservation over other academic sciences.