Reasons for Learning Gardening 15 



FIG. xi. Gardening allows children to share in the family work. By carry- 

 ing his share of the burden a child gains in self-respect and has a position of 

 more dignity in the family circle. 



Gardening allows children to share in the family work. 



It is wrong to accept something for nothing when we 

 can pay. Through garden work children can give to 

 their parents something for what they have received 

 and are receiving from them. Excepting spading, gar- 

 den work is light, and the average child of ten can do 

 most of it. By taking up this work a child gains the 

 respect of the older members of the family, and his ideas 

 and wishes are more carefully considered in the family 

 circle than they would be if he were not helping to carry 

 the family load. 



Another great advantage of gardening for many 

 children is that it allows them to work with their parents 

 or other older persons. Many parents play with their 

 children but do not find time to discuss serious matters 

 with them. Working with an older person in a garden 



