Quarreling in Henry’s case had reached the stage of being a habit. A bad
habit can only be cured by establishing a good habit in its place.
Little children should rarely be deprived of recess periods. The
vigorous exercise of play is itself one of the best possible preventives
of quarrelsomeness and fighting. Absence of such rest after enforced
quiet and the restraints of the schoolroom will be one of the very best
provocatives for disturbances of all kinds. The teacher who, as a means
of punishment, frequently deprives pupils of the recess period, is not
only harming the child but is also inviting further trouble from other
disorders.