Show Your OU Baby And nd Mine nt SAND-EATING SAND CHILD NEEDS REARRANGED DIET Eating inedible material is not an uncommon habit in childhood when the sense of discrimination is undeveloped undeveloped unde unde- If a child exhibits such a perverted taste the mother should turn her attention to the diet first and with young children should prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent opportunities for further Indulgence Indulgence indulgence gence In the habit Babies who nibble paint from their cribs are in actual danger of lead leac poisoning and it is obvious what splinters might do to the wood- wood eating child Punishments simply antagonize the child and hi tn no way prevent an orgy of eating the moment moment mo mo- ment the is out of sl sight Scrape cribs of all paint or c cover er with strips of adhesive tape Stone celluloid or rubber toys may re replace replace replace re- re I place painted ones Put the wood- wood eating child in itt a metal bed and give any toys except those made of wood LIKES TO EAT SAND Mrs J. J D. D G. G has a sand eater I 11 have read your column for a long longtime longtime longtime time with great Interest and benefit benent bene bene- fit nt she says Now my month 15 old child cats eats sand handfuls of it He puts his mouth right down Inthe in inthe inthe the sand like a a. little puppy He is 15 31 2 1 inch inches tall and weighs 24 pounds He has the following diet cUeto Please tell me what is missing He has a bottle of whole milk at a. a m. m Sleeps until 7 I a. a m. m and has cooked cereal and stewed fruit bruit At 10 lOa a. a m. m he has raw apple or graham graham graham gra gra- ham cracker At 12 he has scraped steak or a lamb Iamb chop or egg with two vegetables and a gelatin dessert dessert des des- sert or a custard When he wakens he has melted Ice cream or a a. cracker At 6 C p. p m. m he has cereal stewed fruit or cottage cottage cottage cot cot- tage cheese and pineapple He has bread and butter butter at at breakfast and supper Bottle BottIe of oC milk when he g goes to to bed at 7 p. p m. m I give him potatoes potatoes po po- po- po only twice weekly Does he heget heget heget get enough starch CHANGE FEEDING SCHEDULE Your first change is to omit the bottle entirely Give Glye cups of milk at each meal and after his nap if he wishes it accompanied by one or two crackers The meals are arc un unfortunately fortunately I spaced Begin your day at 7 a. a m. m If It the bab baby wakens earlier give a drink of water or possibly the orange Juice Water Vater Is better however howe Breakfast should consist of cereal and toast and milk For lunch the meal you OU outlined for 12 If the baby has no orange juice In the morning give this in place of milk mUk when he wakens from his nap or give it at 11 a. a m. m The night meal is usually cereal stewed stOwed fruit and milk to drink Of course this cup of milk if taken right with the dinner din din- ner ncr does docs away with that most Undesirable undesirable undesirable un un- desirable bottle at bedtime Watch him when he is In the sand and pile pUe If he puts his mouth t to the sand simply lift him up and start him on some other activity Show him how to play in the sand with sieve and cups and spoons and a small wagon for If he persists persists persists per per- in eating It H. H take him into the house making it plain that eating sand will deprive him of the pleasure of ot playing in it If It you ou practice this deprivation right on the heels of his sand-eating sand hell he'll soon see ec the connection connection connection con con- and find it expedient to stop the habit Tomorrow Bad Habits Thrive on I Attention |