Show Faith aith Essential If Y Youngsters Trust Parents o MISTAKES WILL flAP flAP- pen and children often regret regret regret re re- re- re gret them as much as IS their parents Confidence comes much easier i if child is sure he will receive fair treatment for I or self admitted sel admitted mistakes es I By Cy MARION BROWNFIELD BRO BETTY B DETTY ETTY aged 11 was in the kitchen kitch- kitch en washing the dinner dishes while her father and some relatives were visiting in the breakfast room adjoining Betty often did the dishes alone She now proceeded methodically to stack them as she had been taught to do Then she prepared the soapy dishwater and placed a second pan to rinse the dishes in All the time however one car ear was straying toward the pleasant conversation nearby Mother Moth- Moth er was across the hall putting the thelast thelast thelast last stitches on a dress Betty was to wear on the morrow and the little little little lit lit- tle girl was dawdling in order to enjoy the chat Daddy was having with the company Suddenly Betty breathed a prolonged prolonged prolonged pro pro- longed Oh OhI Oh I Daddys Daddy's head appeared in the kitchen doorway Break something something some some- something thing he inquired The hot water did explained Betty replacing a tea kettle of hot hotI I water on the stove The guests in the breakfast room I smiled at the e explanation But BetI Betty Bet Bet- Betty I ty bravely held up a cracked tum turn bler bIer Too bad said Daddy the tic ally I Id better go and tell Mother Betty marched gravely out of the kitchen Id give anything if my boy George would own up when something something something some some- thing like that happens remarked Cousin Harriet I scold him and scold him but it doesn't seem tomake to tomake tomake make any impression Hm said her husband it makes him afraid to confess Betty back in the kitchen approached approached approached ap- ap ap ap- the breakfast room door holding the cracked tumbler She smiled at her father Mother says I must be sure to have the rinsing water cool enough to put my finger in But she says not to worry about this particular glass because it was wasa a cheap one Betty resumed her dishwashing humming softly to her her- self Well its it's a sort of habit I think her father said in an undertone to his relatives this up up but Bettys Betty's mother never makes it hard for a child to tell her anything She I says confidence is the one thing she wants from the children And we find that they themselves are asI as I regretful over a mistake or an accident accident accident acci acci- dent as we are We Ve simply talk it over and sometimes not too often use it as a basis for a future reminder reminder re- re reminder re re- minder to avoid repetition Honesty Is Natural for Ted When we gave Ted his new bicycle bicycle bicycle bi- bi bi bi- cycle I told him to be careful where he parked it not it-not not to leave it long in unfamiliar surroundings He was pretty careful the first month Then he forgot one day and left his wheel wheelin in a vacant lot down near the railroad railroad rail rail- railroad road tracks while he pitched an impromptu ball game And it was stolen inquired Cousin Harriet No when he went for it apparently apparently apparently I it was all right Then he discovered discovered dis dis- discovered covered about half a dozen of the I parts were gone Well said Cousin Harriets Harriet's husband husband husband hus hus- band I expect he didn't relish telling telling tell tell- telling ing you No said Teds Ted's father with a laugh he He commenced though by saying You were right Dad about my bike Its It expensive complained Cousin Harriet the things these youngsters do I would whip George if he disobeyed me like that Teds Ted's father shook his head That's out of date Harriet I said to Ted What happened Son He then told me just dust what had happened and what was missing Well I told him it was his job to earn back those missing parts Ive been thinking it over Dad he said so I asked Mrs Clark down the street if I could mow her lawn and she said she would like to have nave her cleaned car It'll be every two wo weeks Dad To have to work for something like ike that will make a man of him approved Cousin Harriets Harriet's husband We We Ve must go Cousin Harriet arose irose Betty hurried from the kitchen and soon returned Mother wants you to see my new dress she said Cousin Harriet looked around the the kitchen It was yas unmistakably in or or- der Your wife wile must take a lot of time and cl tr trouble training the chil chil- dren She sighed Bettys Betty's father hesitated How much dared he say Well an ounce of prevention- prevention he ven ven- But Ul after all Children are they people-they are seldom intentional that miscreants-that is if you treat them as if you expected them to be re- re If you well it for granted you know National Nation Kindergarten Association II W NU Service |