Show I Your Baby and Mine I By Myrtle Meyer Eldred I Mrs Eldred will willbe willbe willbe be glad to answer all questions pertaining pertaining per per- taming to babies and children A stamped and self addressed envelope ope forwarded to The Telegram will bring a personal personal per reply TEMPER AND SELFISHNESS IN INTHE INTHE INTHE THE 2 YEAR Mrs Ml'S W. W y E. E F. F writes Will you kindly give Sivo your opinion of selfishness in a child that is If just because a- a achild child of 2 21 2 2 1 Z years years wants the things she claims as her own is she selfish Also about temper Doesn't a achild achild achild child of ot this age have hayo a a. decided mind of or his own on that cant can't be called temper tempel Just what would you fl temper and doesn't teasing develop It ANSWER You cannot tall call a child of 2 2 1 years of ago age selfish who demands her own things In Old order order- r- r for her herto herto herto to have any sense of or ownership at atall atall atall all her her things must be respected In order to foster unselfishness one makes an effort eUort to show the child how delightful it is to share her to toys s 's with others but she should not be forced to do It jt t. t This spoils the whole spirit and teaches the tho child nothing but resentment at having her things taken away from her The mother must share her possessions with the child and point out to her how happy she is at being able to share her things with her This This' Will encourage the child to offer her playthings to others It isn't a thing which one can teach overnight It 11 is is' a gradual growth Temper which the child exhibits when she wants her own wa way must be be ignored is for fOl the childs child's own good fOOd If It she gets her own way by ly being given in to because of tern tem temper per spells she will use this method as her weapon more and more Nothing should be done to tu foster temper spells Do not thwart a achild achild child Just to show v your authority and your strength This is mean and cowardly if you OU must deny deily a achild achild achild child something then stick to your decision decision- but whenever possible try to meet him half way Mrs l R. R W. W It is quite all right to have necessary dental work done during durin pregnancy and md all the thin things s you ou have hae been told about its effect en the bab baby are just silly ignorant r superstitions It is surprising surprising- how man many mishaps tb do 10 occur during I pregnancy without doing the mother any InJury I |