Show Preface Each Act Of Child With Some Preparation By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED ELDREDA A mothers mother's suggestions to a child for even the simplest most habitual kind of behavior will not be acted upon immediately A child must hear the idea mull over it and then he is ready to conform to it It is this natural natural hesitancy hesitancy which creates problems for the snappy mother who has s in mind all the morning that she will put Buddys Buddy's luncH on the table at 1130 a. a m. m but never thinks to tell him so until it is laid out steaming hot for him to eat Instead she would get better results results re re- re- re suits if at 1115 she said Begin to pick up your toys dear mother is getting your lunch ready Then at 1125 another timely hint Just five minutes more and your lunch will be on the table Time to wash your hands By the time the lunch is ready to serve the child has accommodated himself to the idea and is is' is prepared is-prepared prepared to come Parents know this but they consider consider consider con con- sider themselves too busy to give the child those moments of preparation preparation preparation prep prep- for doing what he must do Yet every act of the childs child's day his bath his me meals ls his naps and bedtime ceremonies should be prefaced prefaced prefaced pre pre- faced by a period of preparation for them Then what he should do sinks into his consciousness and the proper action follows naturally Adults should admit that they themselves are seldom ready to act upon an idea the moment it is posed to them The drive and picnic sound nice Mrs Tedrow but let me think about it says mother when someone else thinks up some bright idea A childs child's mind is absorbed absorbed absorbed ab ab- ab- ab by what he is doing at the moment and the suggestion to do something entirely different comes as a shock It is distasteful only because his mind is unready to accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac it Some of these irritating conflicts conflicts conflicts con con- with the child might so easily be Ibe resolved if we acted upon this principle of preparedness for what he is expected to do Free Leaflet Our leaflet on Helping the Slow Child may be had by sending sending send send- ing a three-cent three stamped self- self addressed envelope with your letter to Mrs Eldred of the your baby and mine department in care of The Salt Lake Tele Tele- gram I I- I 4 fr |