The graces or the faults of children are not trifles. “The child is father of the man”; and the earliest actions are prophecies of the future, whet…

Even a child is known by his doings ... — The disposition soon shows itself; all the more reason, therefore, to train it …

Even a child is known by his doings As well as a man; "you shall know them by their fruits", (Matthew 7:16) ;…

Parents should observe their children that they may manage them accordingly.