Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young by Jacob Abbott is an evaluation of compassionate and soothing ways to manage the behavior of one's children. Contents: "CHAPTER I. THREE MODES OF MANAGEMENT, CHAPTER II. WHAT ARE GENTLE MEASURES?, CHAPTER III. THERE MUST BE AUTHORITY, CHAPTER IV. GENTLE PUNISHMENT OF DISOBEDIENCE, CHAPTER V. THE PHILOSOPHY OF PUNISHMENT, CHAPTER VI. REWARDING OBEDIENCE?"
