Show Iu bur Baby and nd Mine Minet t 3 By MYRTLE fYRTLE MEYER ELDRED t IN Ili OCCASIONAL THU THUMB IB SUCKING re eare e arc all types oL thumb suck suck- ome Some children merely put their or in their mouths at als and give them a half half heart Others engage in only to piece out that out that thatus Ins US interval bet betty between een going to bed bcd beding aing irig to sleep Others the seri seri- make maket thumb sucking their activity and engage in it so sol and so persistently as tal to their poor thumbs white and tIed cd and exert such pr pressure ure on af f of the mouth that hat if it contin contin- the shape of the roof roo e alignment of at the teeth Tactics t harmless types types' of at thumb suck suck- e the h first two It is more than lit the that the h harmful type would develop were the mother canto conto con con- to let baby suck his thumb un un- ted Mothers Mother L seldom do that focus fotuS s' s so much attention upon t thumb b by theIr frustration meth meth- that th they y make it increasingly ate at at- e. e e and strengthen strength n instead of 1 the hab habit t. t ad dot adot of using using forceful forceful methods j the habit use tact tact- of ot which the baby is Let the mother make sure iby by is comfortably well fed that he Is not driven to assuage assuage hunger on a a barren thumb See he Is awake his hands are aret I t occupied with toys and crackly and beads and spools The busy baby has time for thumb suck suck- ing mg Dont Don't Arouse Aroue Resentment Let the mother see that he is encased en en- en cased in a sleeping bag at nt night so that he cannot find his thumb so read ily fly and learns to go go to sleep with with- without out it But avoid giving him the sensation sensation sen of ot angry frustration that comes from a bound up arm or hand Change the childs child's position so that he does not become bored Give him com com- By these methods children are weaned from thumb sucking which is at best a passive and solitary entertainment My leaflet Thumb Sucking and Some of ot Its Causes may be obtained for tor a addressed self addressed envelope bearing a cent 3 stamp accompanying nying your re re- quest Dont Don't put your faith in restraining restraining re reo straining devices As soon as they are removed removed and and they have to be eventually the eventually the habit is as strong as ever Tomorrow F White Bread Versus Whole Grain Bread Breakfast is an an important part of the school childs child's day For ideas in making the first meal an enjoyable one write to the Your Baby and Mine department of this newspaper for tor Mrs Eldred's leaflet Breakfasts for tor the School Child Be sure to in in- close a self addressed envelope bearing beating bear beat ing a cent 3 cent s stamp P. P |