Show Your Baby And Mine By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED MISBEHAVIOR ALMOST CERTAIN PRODUCT BY-PRODUCT OF JEALOUSY Jealousy is a perfectly natural emotion emotion emo erno- tion the outgrowth outgrowth some some authorities call it t the perversion of of the emotIon emotion emotion emo emo- tion of love Even the tiniest baby very easily exhibits his delight at evIdences evidences evi evI- dences of at affection from those who care for him and it is not at all unusual unusual unusual un un- un- un usual for even very young youn children to show the most appalling indications indications indications indica indica- of jealousy LOSS OF ATTENTION The commonest root for jealousy is grounded in the unexpected arrival arival of ofa a new baby in the in-the thc household and the reigning heir has to give up his de desirable desirable do- do position as the only child The mother unaware of at the actions which are inspired by this situation Is Ss sure I to say SlY Oh Tommy loves his little sister Of course he handles her roughly unless I am around and hes he's I not as good tempered as he used to be Last week he cut all the flowers at oil off one of my plants and I just caught him hammering I nails in one of the living room chairs Hes He's always been beena a very sweet tempered little fellow and I dont don't know exactly how to bandle handie handle han ban dle die this unusual behavior It may be that Tommy is not afflicted afflict afflict- ed cd with twinges of jealousy but the evidence is overwhelming Any Unusual unusual un Un- usual behavior which an older child displays soon alter after the advent of at a anew anew anew new member of at the family should lead the mother to suspect some inner dissatisfaction dissatisfaction dis dis- dis- dis satisfaction some overpowering Unhappiness unhappiness un- un happiness in the way events arc are carryIng carrying carrying car car- him away with them l MISBEHAVIOR NATURAL The child does docs not know that he is Jealous and it is the height of folly to suggest it to him in the hope of erasing it But he does know that he feels left out that his mother has divided her attention that relatives and friends are arc far more interested in in the newcomer than they are arc in him that he is at cross purposes with his world in general If It such an emotion emotion emo erno- tion lion doesn't lead to some type of misbehavior misbehavior misbehavior mis mis- behavior then all signs fail tail The mother molher can prevent the childs child's feeling Reeling any such unpleasant emotions by preparing him for the new bab baby as well as giving him a share in its welcome in its care and by assigning him lim a more mare responsible position in inthe inthe inthe the family My leaflet How to Prevent Prevent Prevent Pre Pre- vent Jealousy Between Children su suggests further methods of keeping this his unhappy emotion from poisoning the he childs child's happiness Your request for it should be accompanied by a self addressed stamped envelope AN EQUAL CHANCE It is true that he isn't the baby It ItIs Itis Is true that there are now two children children chil chil- dren to divide the mothers mother's attention The child will accept these facts if he le can be sure that he has an equally pleasant Peasant and satisfactory place in the family affection as the older brother or sister upon whom both father and mother depend to help them with the baby jaby to bear more of the cares of the household even if It such duties consist of the simplest fetch and carry kind The child should be made to feel a areal areal areal real personal delight in not doing anything the baby does but in being more fully fully- grownup in habits and schedules and 2nd all the various ties ics of his da day If he has an opportunity opportunity opportunity II before baby arrives to taste I some of the joys of at his new position hell he'll have no bitter jealous pain because because because be be- cause the baby sneaked in and unexpectedly unexpectedly unexpectedly un un- un- un expectedly deprived him of the joy of being the idol of the family amil Tomorrow Baby Cannot Be Nourished Nourished Nour Nour- When One Feeding Is Omitted |