Show Earned Earn ed Rewards Stimulating to Childs Child's A Ambition Independent Privileges New Responsibilities Are Best Rewards When your child h has done something something some some- thing creditable what do you do Do you reward him And if H so O how By gIving jiving him a sweet a bat a ball baIl a white mouse something which particularly particularly par- par delights him It must of of course be something he hc heikes likes ikes or it i no reward But cant can't you rou appeal to his pride and his ambition ambi ambition tion as ac well as a.'S to his appetite and hIs ils sense o of possession Cannot a new responsibility be as precious a reward as a piece of ot candy or a top If Jimmie Jf-Jimmie has done well at his lessons lessons les lea sons permit him to go out by himself and and- buy the supper bringing back th the thc correct change and in addition allow him to plan his hl own menu He will get a kick kick- out of ot that and learn learna a great deal It will vill make him feel proud and grown up and just a step nearer to becoming a useful member of society If It Janle Janie picks room properly give her the privilege of ot paying paylag pay pay- ing lag for herself herb on the street car and you too perhaps Each accomplishment well and painstakingly performed should hould draw a reward not a useless possession but buta a a new responsibility an independent privilege a further opportunity to serve In this way the childs child's pride is appealed to his ambition is stimulated ed his sense o of obligation and responsibility re re- re- re ly is developed His character character character char char- acter through reward is built bunt with his own unconscious ious but full cooperation cooperation cooperation cooper cooper- toward a capable and well adjusted ad manhood Pre Presents should be won or earned except at Christmas They should also have a i purpose a definite educational or character building object One o of the most constructive presents presents pres pres- you can give a child is les lessons Orn oh not In history or math but drawing draw drawing ing lessons or tennis lessons boxing or singing lessons whatever appeals most to the child It turns his ambition ambition ambi ambi- tion lion you see set away from irom the mere collecting of p possessions k the satisfying satisfy in ing of 01 a temporary appetite toward the desire jre to improve himself to add to his own knowledge to develop his own talents to build for himself one more r resource not dependent on any outside cooperation It teaches him the value of ot learning too gives him a respect for it il Is he not paying for th these e lessons himself are they not a pr present ent a reward therefore precious You may be sure he gets the most out of them too concentrates a. a as he has never concentrated concentrated concen concen- at school chool listens attentively makes every effort to learn as 33 quickly and as IS thoroughly as possible Perhaps you do not consider drawIng drawIng drawing draw draw- Ing or tennis as Important as history and mathematics Nevertheless Nevertheless' the rudiments of or all learning are the same How quickly Janie can learn drawing or tennis depends on a receptive re re- receptive re- re habit of mind an ability to listen carefully to concentrate com corn what other requirements requirements' does she need to assimilate and remember and understand her history and math If It Janie learns these habits through her t tennis l lessons ons unconscIously unconsciously she will carry earry them into the schoolroom with her |