Once a child is past infancy, it's clear that much of the focus of child-care is upon molding that child's character and virtues. The Victorian parent recognized that the lessons children learned in these early years were the lessons that would shape their futures. Of course, there isn't always agreement on what those lessons should be or how they should be taught!

A Child's Toilet (Peterson's, 1856)

A variety of health tips for children.

"Don't Bother Me," by Ellen Ashton (Peterson's, 1856)

A charming little fictionalized essay on the importance of paying attention to one's children.

About Children (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Homes without children, says this author, are nearly always monotonous and gloomy...

Raising Children by Hand (Godey's, 1860)

Mother's Work (Leisure Hour, 1868)

The role of mothers in educating the young, not just in matters of the mind but matters of the heart, morals, etc.

How I Managed My Children, by Phillis Browne (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1875)

The Future of My Boys, by Phillis Browne (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1878)

The first step in guiding a boy in how he "ought to go" is to determine what sort of boy he is, this author believes.

Five and Fourteen (Century Magazine, 1882A)

A look at the two greatest periods of "anxiety" for the mother of a young girl.

Talks with Women: The Aftermath, by Jenny June (Demorest, 1882)

A discussion of the problems of expecting children to do what you say and not what you do.

American Children at Home and in Society, by Constance Cary Harrison (Century Magazine, 1883A)

The author points out that in America, our children are always with us, instead of being tucked away in nurseries.

The Children's Room (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1884)

Children, by E.S. Martin (Harper's Monthly, 1889)

A charming look at childhood with delightful artwork.

A Leaf Out of a Young Mother's Journal, by Charlotte Mason (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1889)

On Grown-Up Babies and Other Human Phenomena (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1888)

The grown-up baby "looks like a little figure cut out of a fashion plate... the basis of her happiness is the fact that she is very pretty... This child detects beggars with a sagacity that leaves the house-dog nowhere."

The Mother's Right (Century Magazine, 1889A)

How mothers can shape the characters of their offspring.

Childhood, by Viola Rosebord (Century Magazine, 1892A)

Our Belongings: The Boys (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1892)

"What queer creatures they are, with their extraordinary reticences, their remarkable frankness, their strange ideas of fun, their code of honour, the peculiarities of their tempers, and the varieties of their dispositions."

Our Belongings: The Girls (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1892)

On the many types of girls: The heedless girl, the beauty, the girl-genius (bound for Girton!), the girl with a sense of humour, the domestic girl, the placid girl, the girl with imagination, and more...

Our Belongings: The Little Ones (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1893)

Dressing-Tables for Girls' Rooms, by James Thomson (Ladies' Home Journal, 1893)

The Evils of Hotel Life for Children (Girl's Own Paper, 1893)

The perils of the "unwholesome life" of vacation resorts, and their ill-effects upon the children of the well-to-do.

Children's Day and Night Nurseries (Ladies Home Journal, 1896)

"Their furnishing and adorning."

The King's Daughters: Their Culture and Care, by Mrs. Lina Orman Cooper (Girl's Own Paper, 1898)

A follow-up to the preceding series on babies; this addresses the needs of young children in the areas of clothing, health, and character development.

The Secret-Language of Childhood, by Oscar Chrisman (Century Magazine, 1898B)

Our Brothers and Sisters (Girl's Own Paper, 1901)

Since boys don't read girls' magazines, "There is no use my writing here, 'My dear fellows, what are you thinking about in letting your sisters fetch and carry for you like that, and expecting them always to give in to your will and pleasure?'"

Practical Points of Law, by A Lawyer

Includes Introduction, Dogs, Education, Fire Assurance, Property Fixtures, Life Assurance, Infants/Children, Servants, Swindles, Tenants, Travel, Wedlock, Wills, Popular Errors