Show Concerning Americas America's Americas America's Americas America's Ameri Ameri- cas ca's Children The White House Conference on Child Health and Protection has Interesting statistics concerning concerning concerning con con- the children of our land The Conference reported that out of children arc reasonably normal The deficiencies deficiencies deficiencies de de- de- de of the remaining ten million are arc as follows are improperly nour nour- have defective speech have weak or ox or damaged ed hearts hearts present behavior lems are mentally retarded are tubercular have impaired hearing are totally deaf are crippled are partially blind are wholly blind are delinquent are dependent All of the children listed above are in circumstances that can be improved by medical care or special special special spec spec- ial training It is estimated that 80 per cent of them are arc not getting getting getting get get- ting that care care care-a a state of affairs that thatis Is a national disgrace a situation situation sit sit- which no serious minded person can behold with an Continued on last page Americas America's Children Continued from page 1 ed heart At once the question arises as to what shall be done to improve this condition Obviously it is not a matter that can be left to political action nor can organized charity sett settle e it justly Those upon whom the ten million children directly depend must be awakened to the seriousness of the situation Our problem r resolves solves itself into a question question question ques ques- tion to which the answer is edu edu- cation It is said that one community nurse will save a dozen future policemen Perhaps this statement statement statement state state- ment is an of the welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare workers but it cannot be denied de denied de- de nied that wherever trained workers workers work worle- ers have been employed the condition condition condition con con- of deficient children has greatly improved Here is a fact that has impressed impress impress- ed the trained workers deeply parents of infant children are anxious anxious anxious an an- to have them physically examined examined examined ex ex- and to gain advice as to the best methods in dealing with the problems infants pre pre- sent But when the children come cometo cometo I to be a few years old parents in I general are no longer as desi desirous ous of gaining information on behavior behavior behavior problems nor to have physical physic physic- al examinations made The reason reason reason rea rea- son for this change in attitude varies with parents However there is always the possibility of parents feeling that deficiencies in their children are personal All persons with children in their care should avoid and distrust distrust distrust dis dis- dis- dis trust such feelings To yield to them may mean that physical deficiencies deficiencies de deficiencies de- de and behavior problems will be allowed to continue where they could be easily corrected |