Show OUR CHILDREN by ANGELO PATRI REWARDS tt trita THIS HIS a very good report rita I 1 see you haie hae a poor mark in spelling and another in arithmetic and very good I 1 dont believe you are studying now ill tell you bhat ill do if you study hard this month and get a rood good marls mark in everything ill give you that set of dishes you want the nice blue ones in dalys window oh good for roe me ill get a hundred in everything you see well we will be satisfied with less than that you do your best and you will net get the dishes for a few days rita works hard ani the marks rise then she yawns a little littie and says she Is tired studying she wants to go out to play guess shell rest now she will do the words to in the mornin morning pont do nt forget that you want those dishes no im remembering ill study by and by less and less enthusiasm for study more weariness more need tor for play pa ay more forgetting until finally her mother loses all patience and says sit right down and study now no more of this I 1 am not going to let you waste an more time how do you think jou are going to get the dishes unless you work 1 I dont care it I 1 dont get them all right tor for you I 1 do work I 1 study hard as anything and the teacher gives me the hardest questions and makes me miss on purpose rita weeps at her own grief the reward in store has failed to pull her bet along the hard bard road of duty rewards howards held in store for future payment rarely work bribing a child to work falls oftener than it succeeds it Is right to reward an effort lie ile wards encourage children to push on when enthusiasms have died down they stimulate the child to fresh hope and they renew his energy cut but the reward must be immediate it must follow the good deed promptly children live in the present moment their failures and hopes and struggles are all of the moment to make mae a reward effective it must follow the performance immediately and be a surprise when a child finds himself rewarded for something he be has done he Is delighted beyond words the feeling 1 la not all caused by the thought of his personal gain with it it and very strongly Is mingled a deep appreciation of your appreciation of ct his work and effort nothing so pleases us as to find that somebody was rooting hard for us all the time we struggled to win success dont promise rewards tor for work far in the future make blake them immediate PLEASE THE BABY OTHER had been canning all aft M hernoon and her feet were tired carrying her about she sat in a rocker on the porch watching edna slay may doing her home work la in the short time before dinner the baby had fallen asleep on the couch in the sitting room now he wakened and cried go in edna may and see what you can do to please him rm im so tired I 1 cant move another step edna may cheerfully went to the rescue in a short time she came back ne he wants my red cap mother all right give it to wm him anything to please him mother rested for a while hile and rose to prepare for dinner crossing the sitting room something caught her eye the baby sat in the midst of a miscellaneous heap like a pirate among his treasure give toe me he commanded and at once edna may gave him for sake edna may what Is the matter with you nere here I 1 am tired to you the baby tor for a few minutes and you yoo completely upset the house pick every bit of that stuff up edna may quite crestfallen began gathering up the loot each time she laid hold of 0 art an article the baby screamed and fought to keep it mother came swiftly smacked both children and planted them firmly one in his crib and the other on a chair stay there and keep quiet it if you cant do anything else both children were crying earnestly when father walked up the path it was vas all very natural mother was tired beyond words edna may was willing but unknowing the baby had the chance of his we life and he took it the only way out that I 1 can see Is to have a couple of things handy for such an occasion A ball tied to the babas chair a favorite teddy sitting in a little chair will serve the purpose then when hen baby Is to be diverted for a few minutes the means are at hand band crying it 0 out ut Is not so easy when ones nerves are raw but it la Is better than having a scene it it Is cheaper in nervous energy in the long run it wont do to teach the baby that he be Is to be pleased no matter what comes or goes sometimes he be cant be pleased and the sooner he learns it the better it does cost a few howls bowls but most of us can stand that 0 bell S si |