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Show parent By DONALD M. MAYNARD . ! w" Youngsters ' , is the PP"ai-li VMr-oW who is 1"-5 1"-5 ",a, ,'los.s 1T youiiRor ' , 1 - 1 ' ns von imply your ? Xim is not ox--ftterc is no cause for vow- Prt. Fivo-yoar-;r onen'tlv tend to boss young-;;;fl young-;;;fl al'tlunmh it also should "CieJ that many at this age become a bit less "bossy" than formerly. As you supervise the play of these children, suggest to your daughter that "It's fun to take turns doing what each one wants to do," and then quietly guide .their activities so that the younger children have some of their wishes granted. In doing this you may need to guard against the tendency to pay more attention to the young children's, child-ren's, wishes than to your own desire's. In other words, try to see that there is fair play on the part of all. If your child should become extremely ex-tremely demanding in her play with younger children, it may reflect re-flect a resentment against older children who boss her, or even against you and your husband. I don't believe this is the cause of your daughter's behavior, however. Therefore, let me recommend quiet suggestions rather than scolding or any form of extran- eous punishment. Sometimes parents par-ents tell their children that they can't play with younger children until they are willing to do so without with-out bossing them. At times this may be effective, although there is a danger that it may stifle qualities of leadership leader-ship that temporarily are expressing express-ing themselves in this unfortunate manner. |