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Show HOW TO CONTROL CHILDREN. Steady, Gentle Firmness Is the First Requisite. Bursts of passion in n llttlo chjld must bo mot by steady, gentle firmness firm-ness on tho mother's sldo. Loud outcries out-cries should ho hushed not by angry words, but by n grnvo quietness of volco nnd speech, which helps to ro-press ro-press them by moro force at contrast. Passionate gestures, such a-i blows, kicks and drumming with tno heels upon tho floor, should bo piovented by physical force if j:ucecsary. Abovo nli, tho thing coveted, If It causes the child to lly Into n rago as tho readiest means of obtaining It, should never ,be granted. As tho child glows older and can bo reasoned with, ho or sho should bo taught to nvold the begin-nl begin-nl if of wrath, to Btrugglo against (ratability, and. not to give way to It in words when It rises In tho mind, says tho Washington Star. Quick-tempered children often havo gonnrous. lovnblo natures, easily Influenced In-fluenced for good. A wish to please another nnd to do what Is right for lt own Bako may be ninde ntrong onoiigh to close tho lips ngainst tho torrent of nngry words that rushes' to thorn, nnd so linlps them to victory. Each effort nt Bolf-conquest makes tho noxt ono easier. |