Popular Instructions to Parents Popular Instructions to Parents: On the Bringing Up of Children Father Ferreol Girardey, C.Ss.R., 1897 Contents Preface vii I The Parental Rights and Obligations 1 II The Two Classes of Parental Duties 4 III Faith and the Fear of God 6 IV Religious Training at Home 8 V Religious Training at Home—(Continued) 10 VI What the Children Should Be Taught to Avoid 13 VII Devotions Which Parents Should Teach Their Children 18 VIII Submission to Authority 23 IX Purity 26 X The Schooling of the Children 28 XI The Schooling of the Children—(Continued) 30 XII Prudence and Tact 34 XIII Watchfulness 37 XIV Correction 39 XV Good Example 41 XVI Vocation 43 XVII Preparation for Marriage 46 XVIII Marriage 49 Various Prayers for the Use of Parents 51 Appendix 60