Show Your Von Eab Eaby Mid And nd Mine ne' ne neBy By Myrtle Meyer Eldred PLAYING FAVORITES DANGEROUS In umpiring her childrens children's quarrels quarrels the mother may find It extremely extreme extreme- ly difficult difficult- to remain fair The weakling weakling weak weak- ling in the family may enlist her support through gh pity The gifted child chUd inspires her biased affection through pride Even providing she plays no favorites the youngest child chUd gets her sympathy and aid whether he deserves It or not Arent you ashamed to want brother to give up your engine Let him hint have it Hes He's too little to understand understand understand under under- stand and that he Is selfish Shame may blind the older child chUd to the suspicion that his mother Is saving herself annoyance by favorIng favorIng favorIng favor- favor Ing the loudest screamer but he suf suffers fers fer from a sense of oC injustice and andin andin andin in the future knowing his mother Isan is isan isan an unfair opponent he uses craftier ways to get what he knows are his rights Youngest Often Favorite In some households It is not at all uncommon to find the youngest member ruling all aU the rest I want that chair says the tyrant and whoever whoever whoever who who- ever Is sitting in it must relinquish the chair Dont let Martha let Martha have the paints I want them I wa-ant wa them He gets them and Martha is told to find something else to play with Anything Anything Any thing for peace peace- sa says s 's the mother But when Martha wails Mother look what hes he's done lone Hes He's torn up my little chair the one I made for formy formy formy my doll house Oh I just loved that little chair mother says Im sorry dear but dont don't fuss about about it Ill I'll get gel you jou some more m material Next time well we'll put it out of or reach so he cant can't it get Even babies mus must learn earn that such actions will not be countenanced Toys TOj's that belong to big sister mus must not be touched without her pennis- pennis sion slon He has his own toys It may It-may may maybe be fine discipline for sister to accept the loss of her handiwork calmly buIt but bu It just spurs the younger to pursue his Ws destructive ways Indiscriminate Rules In every household there must must- be rules which apply indiscriminately to all the children Even the baby learns how he must act and 1 his s be behavior behavior behavior be- be havior becomes a part of the whole play situation When Buddy grabs grab the doll dotI buggy in one hand and the horse and wagon in the other and refuses refuges screaming to part with cither either cit eith er even though it is plain that he cannot cannot cannot can can- not enjoy both he should be picked up taken from the room and made mad to play alone until he understands that such actions will not work Our leaflet The Mothers Mother's Attitude Attitude Attitude Atti ti tude Toward Quarreling supplements supplements supple supple- ments meats this discussion Any reader may obtain it by sending a self self- addressed stamped envelope with her request for it to the Uie Your Baby and Mine department of this news news- paper Situations could not not- reach such a 0 point in any household if the mother remained impartial from the first If she is to use her influence at alto all al to unravel a tangle It must be used fairly If she asks herself hersel conscientiously conscientiously conscientiously Am I favoring the younger because he is younger because his screams are more annoying or be because because because be- be cause his demands are just If she answers herself honestly and acts accordingly she may be certain she is playing no favorites Tomorrow Tomorrow Speech Speech Development Depends Depend a a. Great Deal on Parents |