Education in the Bahá’í Family

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Education in the Bahá’í Family  (1987) 
by Madeleine Hellaby

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Contents[edit]

To the Reader
  1. Education in General
    Our goal
    An authority higher than ourselves
    Fundamental requirements
    A basis for infinite progress
    The aim of an educator
    Three kinds of education
    A word of warning
  2. The Education of Children
    A sacred duty
    The education of girls
    Complementary responsibilities
    Children must exert themselves
  3. Character Training
    A hard task
    Three kinds of character
    The teacher as doctor
    Love for God and for His Manifestation
    The fear of God
    Basic spiritual laws
    Truthfulness and trustworthiness
    Justice
    Moderation
    Self-defence
    Obedience
    Courtesy
    Kindness
    Self-discipline
    Parents stand as God
    Rear children to be staunch in faith
    Hardship
  4. Family Life
    The mother’s role
    Prayer
    Discipline
    Family rights
    The crossroads
    Correction of faults
    Appreciation of differences
    Difficult children
    Consultation
    Law and order
    Maturity at fifteen
    The one-Bahá’í-parent family
    Happiness
    A positive attitude to life
  5. First Teach Your Own Self
    Set the example
    Love humanity
    Implications
    ‘It matters’ and ‘I care’
    How much does it mean to us?
    Standards of decency, dignity and reverence
  6. Feasts and Holy Days
    The centre of our worship
    Isolated believers
    The Nineteen Day Feast
    Holy Days
    Christmas
    Intercalary Days
  7. Tests
    God and suffering
    The pull of the outside world
    A spiritual Everest
    We must do the best we can
    Conclusion
Epilogue
Appendix
Key to References
References