Show THREAT UNNECESSARY j jIN IN TEACHING CAUTION j TO SMALL CHILDREN Parents Barents Must Not Develop Sense of Fear i mg ing to Courage tf n By By MYRTLE l MEYER Mosquitoes hives prickly Iy heat heat and sunburn are summer ailments ils the mother must ko know how MW t to care for Mrs Eldred's leaflet Jeanet Treatment for lor Common Sun Sur mer Annoyances tells You you Vh what to do Send a self addressed 3 cent 3 cerit stamped envelope v your request for fora a copy to tj department t. t The dividing line between threat of danger and caution of dang danger r j ja is isi Is Isa a i line fine and tenuous one The mother in n her effort to Instill caution Is often guilty of fearsome threats which have lave have unpremeditated effect Zither Eitler the child develops a ot fear car that is paralyzing to courage or orle he le repudiates and disregards dIsregard th the threats because they are arc so inhibiting to o pleasurable activity Mrs M M. I. I B. B and a friend are Ire wrestling with this idea of cau cats tion She writes How can cm I warn a child of danger without instilling fear My friend I disagree about whether a child of oC three should be warned of the danger dancer of playing in the streets or of ol going goin in deep deepwater deepwater water at the bench beach Dont Don't you think it might prove fatal to let leta a child experience the danger of J these things Wouldn't It be better bet bet- ter to let him be a little afraid There is no question at it all but that thai it t is impossible to allow a child to tc learn earn real danger through cx ri ence Of Ol what use is a parent if it nol not notto to o help a child avoid danger through her greater reater experience and know knowl edge Even birds do not push their fledglings out of the nest until they are re ready to fly I r rA r rA A child should know the dangers of ot the street and also its comparative compra tive live safety when crossing Every child should be told from the time he lie is old enough to go outdoors that outdoors that children must not play In the streets This warning should be enforced daily by his prompt removal t to the house and md confinement there or o on a closed porch until the child Icam this rule j 3 Caution in crossing the thc street shook be observed by all adults so th child will vIll learn that the safe saCe w wa to cross a street is to stop look bolt bot ways was and never enter the street it is clear In this way we help t avoid dangerous street accidents g Going into deep water Is idiocy un unless unless less one can swim The child m mus s sl be taught that knowing how to sw swin lr any expeditions expedition Into dee deew deer w water ter This is an education In the thc inevitability of danger under certain fixed conditions in this case not nol knowing how to swim Small chil children children dren should not be allowed to romp rompon on the beach without an adult near to watch them I 1 Education in dangers should be a ac accompanied accompanied companied by an education in safety then the ch child ld is taught caution nola not nol fear a I 1 3 |