Show Apportion J Jobs oS oSTo To Suit Childs Child's I Capacity Needs By MYRTLE l ELDRED In helping a mother to outline a achild's achild's achild's childs child's duties in the home one must take into consideration many variable variable vari- vari able factors No one can say dictatorially dic- dic dictatoriallY Every little girl must do this for there may be several girls in a family there may be a servant the household may be a simple or a complex one How then can any outsider map out tasks or dictate who shall shall-do them But each mother can sit down and make a list of the tasks which must b be done daily in her particular lar fam lam ily Rotate the Jobs Job When there is a servant the list listis listis listis is small And there is no wisdom in manufacturing tasks for fora a child to do One cannot build up a sense of responsibility by shoving on a a. child I some chore that plainly is of no importance The child wants to be really helpful not just busy In the home there will be no difficulty in finding plenty of ot work These tasks areS are there to doand doand do doand and each child should have his share according to his ability and his time From the whole list made out with the help of the children let each choose four things which it itis itis itis is possible for him or her to do daily Figure Play Time Too In order that there will wUI be no unfairness unfairness unfairness un un- un- un fairness liv in the length or length or difficulty of the task let these be shifted about from time to time so that Jane is not always wiping dishes and Evelyn Evelyn Evelyn Eve Eve- lyn always making beds And allow for children to have spare time as well as work time A Achild Achild Achild child really works in school and to tobe tobe tobe be made to come home front from school and fill his or her spare time with jobs is manifestly a hardship phildren hildren need the relaxation that comes from play and t this is should be figured into their day as conscientiously conscientiously conscientiously con con- as are their assigned duties Our leaflet Handicaps of the School Child may be obtained by sending a cent 3 stamped self ad dressed envelope to Myrtle Meyer Eldred of the Your Baby and Mine Dept of of The Salt Lake Telegram with your request for the leaflet by name |