... the degree of maturity to which they have attained,standing a little aside, as it were, in doing so, and encouraging them to do the work themselves, instead of taking it out of their hands and ... 19Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young The Project Gutenberg EBook of Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young, by Jacob Abbott This eBook is for the use of ... had been enjoined upon them as, forexample, when they left the door open in coming in or going out, in the winter; or interrupted their motherwhen she was reading, instead of standing quietly...