He will become the victim of several psychological defects.

He will become the victim of several psychological defects. Therefore it is observed that the origin of nervous defects in a person can be traced to his childhood. ..

Whenever a psychiatrist investigates the causes of any mental illness he draws an inference that the person had such conditions in his early childhood that are affecting the chances of his escape from his existing psychological problems**[1]** Dr Jalali writes: The foundation of the childs social behavior is laid in the first year of its life. ..Its bent of mind becomes evident during this period only.

[2] Because of this, the responsible parents dont neglect this delicate and impressionable period in the childs life. They do not postpone the training of the child for the future. In fact the training and upbringing of the child commences with its birth. Some intellectuals observe: The child starts getting trained from its birth itself. The attention that the adults and other children around give him will be the first step of his training.

Similarly the scenes and anecdotes that the child experiences and the sounds that he hears will have impact on its subconscious and have a bearing on his learning experience. Several habits and experiences that are the building blocks of the persons character are connected with his childhood. Whatever attitude the parents adopt towards the child from its birth will have definite bearing on its upbringing and education.

[3] The time for commencement of moral training is the moment of the birth of the person. This is the time when the training commences without any possibility [1] Ruwan Shinasi Koodak O Baligh, Page 106. [2] Ibid., Page 302. [3] Ilm al-Nafs al-Tarboi, Page 19. of failure. If the training is commenced later on, there will be likelihood of confronting negative attitudes in the child. [1] Hazrat Ali told his son, Imam Hasan: The childs mind is like the virgin land.

Whatever is put into it, will be accepted. Therefore, before your heart turned hard and engrossed otherwise, I took steps to make you polite. [2] [1] Dar Tarbiat, Page 79. [2] Wassail as-Shia, 197. Previous…