The accounts of oldtime child life gathered for this book are wholly unconscious and full of honesty and simplicity, not only from the attitude of the child, but from that of his parents, guardians, and friends. The records have been made from affectionate interest, not from scientific interest; no profound search has been made for motives or significance, but the proof they give of tenderness and affection in the family are beautiful to read and to know.

Latest episodes of the podcast Child Life in Colonial Days by Alice Morse Earle

• Dedication and Foreword
• Babyhood
• Children's Dress
• Schools and School Life
• Women Teachers and Girl Scholars
• Hornbook and Primer
• School-books
• Penmanship and Letters
• Diaries and Commonplace Books
• Childish Precocity
• Oldtime Discipline
• Manners and Courtesy
• Religious Thought and Training
• Religious Books
• Story and Picture Books
• Children's Diligence
• Needlecraft and Decorative Arts
• Games and Pastimes
• Children's Toys
• Flower Lore of Children