Show Your Baby and Mi I B By MYRTLE MEYER l 11 LET CHILDS CHILD'S PERSONALITY DEVELOP NATURALLY Ever Every parent visualizes the Ideal child as s fearless but not imprudent I self reliant without being headstrong obedient but not submissive aggressive sire sive without bein being bold Unhappily there is Li often one child chUd In a family who realizes th these e Ideals This makes it utterly impossible for tor the other children to be bc different They too must measure up to these standards because if one of their children can why not the rest BE RE FUR FAIR FURLet Let children be themselves Not all I children In a family can represent identical temperaments however howe I pleasing that might be to the parent All children cannot be vivacious entertaining en en- attaining humorous and talented Some quite naturally prefer placidity and enjoy humor but cannot express It t appreciate talents without possessing possess possess- ing tag them There must be courageous as well as timid children background as well as limelight children quiet aswell as aswell well as boisterous children It Is ridiculous for any Olny parent to demand of or one child the talents lents or temperament or individuality represented represented by another Every parent agrees with this in theor theory in practice Ice tice she constantly endeavors endeavor to change the childs child's personality ARE YOU JUSTIFIED The mother of two boys expresses that hat universal uni urge She has an older boy who is studious athletic sociable and likable The younger brother Is exactly the opposite He prefers reading rearing read read- ing ng to games game He is not popular with his iLs companions and seems not to care He dislikes sports at which he is Li isery very ery poor joor but makes good grades nade In school The mother would like to make the younger brother an imi imitation tion of the older How can she be helped to do this this' M My counter query is By what justification justification justification jus jus- jus- jus does docs she assume the responsibility responsibility of or upsetting this younger brothers brother's personality She might make him a poor imitation of or the older old old- er cc brother an affected likeness which would never be convincing or real His own personality is Li built Into the fibers of his hi being and i is not to be twisted arbitrarily to some other pattern pat pal tern Give each cach boy equal opportunities It is ic difficult for the mother not to discriminate in favor avor of or her ideal child But f if sh she can say conscientiously that she he has given each bo bojan boy boj boyan an equal opportunity to be himself to eX express ress his own personality each boy will grow row Into a happy well well-ad human being Tomorrow Delayed T Talking a I 1 k kin I n G Should Be Investigated Keep your c child as cool ool as possible durin during the summer months Mrs Eldred's leaflet leanet Dressing DreSin Infants and Children In Summer offers practical suggestions Send a self self-ad dressed envelope bearing bearin a three-cent three stamp with your our reque request t to the 1 v yc Baby newspaper and Mine department or ot 1 A PRESSING LINEN UI T V When pressing linen dampen ut Ita cr creases with a cheese cloth dIpp I water Press Pres on the wrong wrone Ild side aIde J |