Laying Down the Rails: A Charlotte Mason Habits Handbook

Discover the secret to smooth and easy days!Giving your children good habits is like laying down railroad tracks that their lives can run on smoothly. It is a parent’s duty to lay down those rails by helping children form good habits that set them up for success, both in childhood and in adult life. And the parent who works on good habits will find her own days made much more smooth.Charlotte Mason revolutionized education and the understanding of child psychology in the 19th century. Her ideas about good habits were ahead of their time and have much to teach us today.Here, compiled into one easy-to-use volume, are every habit Charlotte Mason mentioned in her writings with her thoughts and suggestions for cultivating each one. Laying Down the Rails also includes help for breaking bad habits, hundreds of inspiring quotes, and lots of practical tips.Inside you'll find details for more than fifty good habits and character qualities with their corresponding passages from Charlotte Mason’s writings, with explanations and summaries to help you grasp the ideas quickly. Personal review questions help you assess how your family is doing in each habit. Modern-day examples offer additional insight into applying these principles today.Get started laying down the rails of good habits for your children with this complete guide to habit-training!The mother who takes pains to endow her children with good habits secures for herself smooth and easy days.—Charlotte Mason Read more