Show Dr Dr Fishbein's Health Talks By DR flit MORRIS EIN The year old child stands on the threshold of or life The help and advice of at its parents may determine the success or failure of at its Il entire character At this is period the year old is likely to leave home to enter kinder- kinder or school chool He should be able by b- this time to walk alone on the street with a fair amount of safety to run and climb without too much danger and to avoid trouble when it t is near He should be able to get a drink for Cor himself to go to the toilet when he needs to and to wash his hands afterwards without being told about it each time The year old child should also know how to hang up his own coat coal and hat and to clean up his hi playthings play playthings playthings things ar after er he has finished with them thom 4 a aThe The very simple lessons ns of hygiene that every five old year year old child should I know now include such matters as put putting on warm clothing before going coins outto out outto outto to play and taking off ott wet clothing The child should know enough not to tc drink or eat after other people and it should learn also the dangers of ot putting pencils fingers and pla play playthings playthings things in its il mouth The child of ot live five years of age hato ha has hasto to learn how to get along with other It must understand the people necessity necessity sity of giving up what belongs to others It should understand the right of ol the teacher to tell it what to 10 do and andt it t should also respect the authority of ol policemen and other responsible aU- aU daIs a S Children of five years want to tell about their then new experiences They should hould be given every opportunity to what they see and hear even though hough these things may not seem tobe tobe to tobe be of importance to the parents By this means the child learns proper use of ot language and expression Children of this age frequently mak maka believe and tell stories that seem cm rather tall tail but with proper training this is the age when they theyan can an be ta the distinction between truth ruth and falsehood The food needs of the child at five need aced careful attention Breakfast is of f the utmost importance because it ii determines the extent to which the thc child hild may become fatigued during the he day The sleep program of ot the child chUd I must als also be arranged in relationship to school If It the child has dropped L its ts midday nap it should go to bed I early in order to get its full ull sleep quota However even cven In kindergarten the child may take a midday rest because the growing child ne needs need rest at that time Most kindergarten I and nursery schools have only a halfday halfday half half- day period |