Published: 2023-11-06

Silva rerum of modern childhood. Recommendations regarding the objects in the child’s environment in Polish how-to books at the beginning of the 20th century

Aneta Bołdyrew , Monika Nawrot-Borowska
Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings
Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2023.30.1.16

Abstract

This article addresses the problem of the significance of objects in the upbringing of children at the beginning of the 20th century, in the light of Polish how-to books on care and education. The analysis includes selected widely read handbooks published in the Kingdom of Poland (primarily in Warsaw). The subject of research is “object stories” for the child and in the child’s environment. The article seeks to determine what materialities and recommendations regarding them appeared in the how-to books. The text also studies the issue of what functions, tasks, and meanings were assigned to artefacts that were presented as objects intended to create a vision of “modern childhood” and “modern parenting.” Due to the voluminous nature of the topic, postulates are presented regarding toys and items recommended in the child's education process, mainly in the home environment.

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Bołdyrew, A., & Nawrot-Borowska, M. (2023). Silva rerum of modern childhood. Recommendations regarding the objects in the child’s environment in Polish how-to books at the beginning of the 20th century. Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 30(1), 227–240. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2023.30.1.16

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