An essay on the government of children, under three general heads, viz. health, manners, and education

"An Essay on the Government of Children" by James Nelson is a guide from the 1700s that lays out a plan for raising kids, giving parents a complete system for doing it right. It’s broken up into health, manners, and education, and it pushes the idea that how you raise kids early on really affects how happy they are later in life and how well they add to society. The beginning of this essay makes the case that raising kids the right way is the duty of parents, and it includes their health, teaching them to be polite, and giving them good schooling. Nelson points out where parents usually go wrong in these areas, showing how they’re all linked together. He also wants to give readers the confidence to rethink how they’re raising their children, for their sake, and society at large.