Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-29 | Page 39 | Your Children

YOU V IU oJ CM IC I III I II ID IL II ID I II IE N by Olive o erts E Barton e 0 1929 by NEA Service Inc loe There Ther is a very bad habit that most children In a family c fall u into Info so 80 easily e. an and t naturally nt that it Jl Is well established st before before the mother mother realizes It t I is a habit then habit then It is too solid BoUd to bre break tk Its It's the tho habit of not being able to say a a decent word to one ono another Let one ono child Sa say say anything do doan an anything ant Maut ut ar anything anything- and in instantly instantly In- In up goes the flag The others pounce on him lilac like a pack Of of WOh wolver wolter E. E The IThe merest expression of oC an nn idea brings down the scorn wrath or ol ridicule of oC the tho others Of or course it isn't always s 's so drastic dras dras- tic but tic but th the monotonous bickering and wrangling that we are proba proba- bl bly more mon familiar with is no less I offensive These art aro the things that wear mothers mother out Few mothers mind seriously sJ the work of oC keeping a Ii home going going what thc they do mind the th thing tint tires and kills them is worry Much of ot tho the worry cannot cannot cannot can can- not bo be avoided avold but much of ot it can cap and the wearisome jangling of or quarrelsome quarrelsome children iren is one of or them END QUARRELSOMENESS I 1 sh shouldn't put up UI with it It for a n. minute I wouldn't leave have quarrelsome quarrel quarrel- some unpleasant children in the house That is J 1 I wouldn't stand their being quarrelsome or sant santo If It they cant can't treat each cach other with and decency anat anc an nt at least enough noll h outward to keep peace Id I'd tell them that they ha have c e forfeited tho tiro right to live with parents who arc aro doing everything every every- ever every thing in the thc world for tor them them-at them at lt least Just ly And if Ir talking didn't fat do any good Id I'd keep my word and out they'd go go till till they the learned their lessons One mother molher had strength of character enough to ship n a recalcitrant nt son of or 11 off orr to a a. distant village to spend a few thoughtful days r 8 taking stock of ot his disposition In the thc gloomy little house of n cross old granduncle who did his own cooking and and was as ns deaf as a R. post When you ou can be pl pleasant you rna may come como back not hack n o t before his hs l mother l n admonished himas him himas as he let left Twice last st summer RUmmel he lie was wa sent to tD hi hl till granduncles gl 11 Hes He's os o's home again n w. nr-w. lw nn and I 1 believe this time timeto to stay although ho hG has b been en warned warned warned warn warn- ed that niter fl school opens if It he shows an any moro more ugliness with his little sister and mid br brother ther he fee Is IH to live Uve In the attic and and eat there too u until ho he senors to become econ c a 1 plea plea- I human Immo being and amI can shako I off his ugliness I b believe his moth will keep that promise too if IC he l nt Improve ITS IT'S CONTAGIOUS But usually It Isn't one ono child Whole families pet get et the the- habit Jealousy Jealousy Jea Jea- lousy it tt perhaps or perhaps its it's just juste j st st. plain pain cussed smartness Who knows Of Ot course courso the Urn time timeto to b bosin ln training them I Is when they u are very little i l fo Mother who feel they cant can't buy one child su sonic something thing without evenIng evening even- even tn Ing it up with a J present for Cor another mothers vho ho have to count out ut nuts or candy thus Ono One for Jim and one oce for or John one no for tor Jim and and ono for tor John John are making a mistake mis mis take r 1 lj- lj rt t the children get g accustomed accustomed tomed to sr se seeing tho others get Jcl things the they n do without Let them get accustomed to tu tasks ks the UC others others' dont don't have to do o. o Get rid 0 of this toFY and unwillingness un Mako them sp speak ak kindly to each ach I other other- ab above abe e everything t Just make them them- them them-that's that's all nU I