Show Your Baby And Mine I IBy By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED Are Arc you perplexed by some phase of baby's feeding or behavior Mrs Eldred will be glad to help you Write her herin in care of at this newspaper enclosing enclosing en en- closing a a. self addressed ed stamped envelope envelope en- en en en- with your letter Jetter S CHILD IS HAPPY WHEN PERMITTED PERMITTED PERMIT PERMIT- TED TO 10 HELP BELP HIMSELF An repeated oft principle of child childcare childcare childcare care is this It is unwise to constantly do for a a. child what he hec can n do him him- self He lie should be allowed practice In feeding dressing and washing himself He should be encouraged to wipe his own nose help clean his own teeth learn to go up and down downstairs downstairs downstairs stairs as soon as he is physically able to to- todo do so PRACTICE NECESSARY Age and growth growl 1 alone alone- do not develop develop develop de de- de- de these capacities The desire to todo todo todo do is present and the capacity Id de develops dc through practice With most children the desire to participate in these daily ceremonies arises as early as the first year At about two or two and on one half n half there is a a. very strong ng desire to want to assist with Avith dressing dress dress- ing and w washing shing x But that time timeworn worn excuse excuse- Mother Moth er can d it do-it lt more quickly 1 If continued continued con- con long enough effectually stifles stiles desire for himself Hc- Hc b bad tempered little lit litle tle le child who resists being dress dressed upon but makes no effort to o. o odo do cio it for himself SL SLOW V S STAGES AGES All learning seems awkward and extremely annoying to the parent One mother said I 1 hate to see Eve Eve- lyn muss up her nice lunch Id I'd rather rath rath- er feed d. d her er Another said If It I didn't wash him hed he'd never be clean Yet how howLs is a child achild to learn to tobe be tidy and arid clean except by undergoing that necessary necessary nee nee- essary ar period when fingers ingers are all thumbs and ana refuse to act according to his dictates Even adults experience expert ence that I am acquainted with young a-young mannot man mannot mannot not quite four He r esl tn the morning morn morn- ing ng dresses himself laces his shoes laboriously but adequately and go goes downstairs to amuse himself with a aig I jig ig saw puzzle of at over 50 pieces unil un un- Uni i 1 il Ui his parents arise From Prom the moment mo me moment mo- mo ment he showed an interest in hel help help- ng himself he has b been allowed to todo todo I do what he could I have seen five five- olds car lace their shoes with less ef ef- than tha he He occasionally misses an an eyelet but the shoes ar are arc fastened to his feet teet and that thatis Is the the important thing The mother who rides rough shod rough hod over the childs child's pleas to help should not jot blame the child when h he develops Into nto a helpless incompetent and de depend pend nt individual Tomorrow NoMore Worry About Vitamins for Summer Season |