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“It is the duty of a parent to preserve a child from receiving wrong impressions.”
- Date
- 1787
Meaning of “It is the duty of a parent to…”
Early impressions can become durable habits of judgment, so parents carry responsibility for the examples, expectations, and environments surrounding a child.
Where does it come from?
Thoughts on the Education of Daughters (1787), “MORAL DISCIPLINE,” printed page 20, Project Gutenberg #67466. Wollstonecraft says parents should preserve children from wrong impressions while discussing early prejudices and habits; this is eighteenth-century child-rearing argument rather than current developmental or clinical guidance.
