Aim: This study is aimed not only at developing a profile of the magazine, but also at attempting to show and systematize the guidelines for the family upbringing of children and young persons, which were extensively addressed in the columns of the magazine. An important objective is also to complement the existing research achievements in the area of the raising of children and the young in the early twentieth century. This text also serves to present the degree that women’s magazines (for example, “Dobra Gospodyni” [The Good Housewife]) shared in providing parents (mostly mothers) with assistance and advice in area of the upbringing of the younger generation. Methods: qualitative text analysis from a historical and pedagogical perspective Results: In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a lot of guide or howto titles from various walks of life, from the instructions for good behaviour, through teaching, religious, medical, hygiene, culinary, farm and gardening guides, on to the titles containing guidelines on "how to live happily”, appeared on the Polish publishing market. The popularity of different types of advice was also visible in the press, especially in women’s magazines, where editors often included separate columns dedicated to useful suggestions and guidelines for many areas of everyday life. “Dobra Gospodyni” [The Good Housewife], an illustrated weekly magazine for women (1901–1915), was a magazine dedicated entirely to providing counselling for women and was a cheaper substitute for popular non-serial publications. i.e. guide books. Conclusions: As results from the research, a lot of space is devoted to the issues devoted to tasks and responsibilities of parents, especially mothers, in the areas of moral, aesthetic, religious, physical and sexual education of children and young people, as well as tips in the organization of home teaching for children (with special emphasis on girls).