THE
CARE OF LITTLE CHILDREN
"There are many who receive them, and
they are very tenderly cared for until they awaken; that is, begin to
see and hear by spirit means. We have watchers for them, like nurses in
a hospital. And when it is noticed that one begins to show signs of
wonder or curiosity, this one is taken to another place where
experienced teachers look after them until they can understand that love
surrounds them. This applies to those who were old enough on earth to
have learned some things there.
"When they are awakened enough and
experienced enough to understand the loving thoughts that are sent to
their minds, they are
examined carefully as to their different characteristics and as to their
real mental ability; for we have learned that these manifest at a very
early stage. No doubt this is much easier for us than for you, because
we can usually read their thoughts quite readily.
"When they have been studied and
cared for in this manner for a
time, they are placed in groups under
such teachers as will be best
fitted for their special
characteristics. We have found that we make
astonishing progress in their
education by following this procedure, and we have wondered why it is
not more understood on earth."
'Is this Dee writing?'
"Yes, You know I have been teaching
children nearly ever since I
came. I have served in nearly all the various grades or wards. My
classes have usually been those who
were musically inclined, and it has been one of my greatest delights to
see how readily many of them grasp the necessary ideas for a musical
education. We have other
teachers who are best fitted to teach those who seem destined
for the loving: missionary work; and
others who know how to encourage any scientific tendencies that may
appear. We are often astonished at the precocity of some youngster in
the way of mathematics. But possibly this astonishes me more than it
would some because I was
always so backward in that way.
"With the younger children there is of
course more time spent in the earlier care, while their little minds are
developing sufficiently to receive impressions. But even this time is much
shorter than it is on earth, and a tiny babe is sometimes in the study class with marvellous
quickness.
"It is such dear work that it attracts
a very loving class of workers, and if mothers on earth only knew what
tender care they always have, there would certainly be less grief over the loss."
'Does a babe that dies before birth
continue to live there"
"Yes, it lives, of course, and is cared
for as tenderly as if years older. What difference does it make whether it
is a few weeks old or many months old? It is a human being started on an
immortal journey, which is only slightly interrupted no matter at what
stage death may occur."
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