Show Your Baby and Mine By Bv MYRTLE MEYER l I CONVALESCENT PRESENTS ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT EN EN- PROBLEM 1 I EN-I The child who is convalescent either cither from a lon long illness or just a cold shows a painful lack of ot ingenuity ity ty In amusing himself He constantly con con- staidly demands someone to tell him what he shall do Mrs R. R R R. L. L has suggested a modified trea treasure tre hunt huntIn In n the house as a means of l keeping the small child busy for lor long periods each day Her own child at 5 years of ot age enjoyed the hunt with three simple clues which increased to five or seven as the child grew rew more adept WHAT IS IT For those mothers who arc unfamiliar mil millar r with treasure hunts the idea is this this' Clues are arc hidden In several parts of f the house each clue leading lending to the next one and eventually to the treasure which is the object of ol the search The treasure ma may be a pic plc- ture turc or something to cat eat or a 10 cent toy or the promise of a story to be told It may be anything the mother can devi devise e that will please the child Clues for lor small mall children will have to be bc read to lo them and should be bevery bevery bevery very simple and Thus we wc might start with some such clue as this Find me in one of ot the objects objects ob ob- ob you carry to daddy each eve eve- ning In one slipper will be found the second clue which reads Find m min mc in something very very cold In Inthe Inthe Inthe the icebox the child finds the third clue which says like mceven me mc even though I look like rubbish Inthe In Ir Inthe the waste basket will be the paper wrapped treasure POSSIBILITIES The older the child the more intricate intricate in the clues Simple rhymes may maj maybe maybe be used if the mother is ingenious about concocting them If the child chile cannot run around he may direct the search from the bed bcd or what is perhaps per haps just as much fun devise the clues by which the mother can find the treasure At an any rate such a play has in infinite possibilities for the child who must be penned in the house and finds rinds it barren of amusements In addition I have a leaflet on Amusing Amusin the Convalescent which I Ishall Ishall shall be glad lad to send any mother who will vilI send me that essential self ad dressed stamped envelope Address Addre 1 your our requests to the Your Baby and Mine department of this newspaper INDEPENDENT PLAY There is another hint that may not be amiss at this time the necessity for Cor encouraging ing games ames and occupations j which the child can enjoy alone One I Ihas has to make a real but tactful effort 1 to o educate the child to play I Children soon become so habIted hab hab- ted to their mothers mother's companionship and so dependent upon her as part 0 ola ofa ol of a game that l they cannot get along without her Children become adept at feigning illness to again agnin acquire the companionship compan compan- suddenly withdrawn when they are arc better They are Arc restless and unhappy unless the mother Is present to 10 smile with approval a at their accomplishments express her interest and encouragement or take an nn active part This is is a quite natural natura aftermath of oC the close and affectionate affection affection- ate relationship which exists between a mother and a sick child But if the mother gradually withdraws herself hersel from Crom the center of the childs child's interest Introduces new faces and encourages encourage independent games she fits its the child chile to make a quick return to norma normal livin living instead of or cUn clinging ing overlong t to the delightful role rote of ot invalid |