Show Holidays Aid Child Training By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON BARTO Christmas or rather Santa Claus Glaus should never be used as a club I think that most parents know v this now w. w But in case you are re tempted to say If you dont don't do that Johnny Johnny John John- ny fly Ill I'll tell Santa Claus Glaus not not to leave you anything please dont don't Christmas time and the entire season ahead are valuable for any little lessons in training the parent wishes to put over Because children children children chil chil- dren are like grownups when grownups wh when n in intense intense intense in- in tense about some gripping interest they are more susceptible to sug sug- The world is rosy and a sort of sixth sense develops It seems too bad to turn the Yuletide into a school for lessons But when the soil is fertile this is Ls the time to plant For instance ask Johnny to cut the grass in July and he will say he be is too tired or it itIs itis itis Is too hot Ask him to sweep the snow and end watch him seize the broom He is psychologically open to suggestion because of some inner excitement He isn't being merely a good boy but motivated by some thrilling ahead Time to Talk TaUt Turkey So think over a few of the items you have been worrying about through the year mother Something Something Something Some Some- thing you have failed to get into clutch may be easier now Let me guess at some of your problems Perhaps LuIa Lula is very careless about her room Have a little with Lula now Do Donot Donot Donot not say she will be overlooked on Christmas whether she believes in Santa or not Dont Don't say say- that you will skip the new doll if she doesn't do better Just talk turkey to her and show her herthe the big shorthorn shorthorn- ing Appeal to her sense of justice and give her an en idea of how bow much It will help you She will listen now much more carefully than she would at housecleaning time And once she gets the habit maybe it will carry itself along after the holidays Maybe Jean has shirked the dishes There you are again Orif Or Orif Orif if Henry simply wont won't wash his ears a little now may reach I deeply into his pride and ears too In short it is easier to get results i in n the next few weeks than at any I other time of the year because of the listening mind Dont Don't spoil the lovely season before before before be be- fore Christmas by fussing or losing your temper Remember that you too are more prone to feeling |