Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-01 | Page 14 | Pre-School Training Should be Centered on Muscle Training

SCHOOL PRE-SCHOOL TRAINING 1 11 SHOULD BE CENTERED I MUSCLE ON-MUSCLE TRAINING i I Bring firing your our problems problem about diet general care and management ement to Myrtle Mrtle Meyer Eldred Your questions questions Ques ques- will be answered d promptly i If you u will send a self 3 I cent stamped envelope with your your letter to l Ir Mrs Eldred In care of the Your Baby and Mine lIne department of 01 this newspaper D By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED Parents seemingly find greater satisfaction in their childrens children's expression expression ex ex- of oC mental rather than ical kal capacities It seems cleverer when Johnn Johnny knows the letters on his ils blocks or can rattle of off nursery rhymes than when he can button his blouse or wield his fork and arid spoon neatly and deftly But it is not In Inthe the years before school time arrives arrives ar ar- rives it will give Johnny a more rounded rounded development to focus attentIon attention atten atten- tion lion upon the accumulation of the arts of body control rather than to tutor him hint In mental Gymnastics It Is Lc a difficult art for the child chUd to learn to walk It means the acquisition tion of balance But he will ill walk valk because because because be be- cause it is the nature of humans to walk He will learn to nm run and climb and walk on tiptoe and backward But there are arc other useful arts which we must teach him because they do not come naturally with growth Children have to learn to U use e ea a cup and a spoon and later to manage manage manage man man- age their own feeding unaided The They must l learn arn how to get themselves themselves themselves them them- selves into and out of their clothes to blow their noses wash their teeth hang up their clothes run errands carry objects without mishap b be dry and clean The greater reater their ability and deftness in doing these everyday everyday every every- day things the greater their self seH reliance reliance re re- liance and the pleasurable emancipation lion tion from the services of grownups grownup If It you OU are arc puzzled about how to togo togo too go o about teaching your child from 1 to 5 5 you ma may obtain a copy of our leaflet What to Teach the Preschool Preschool Pre Pre- school Child for a self addressed cd 3 cent stamped envelope Address your our request to Myrtle Meyer Eldred in care of the Your Baby and Mine department of this newspaper The years cars from 1 to 5 arc are the Ideal ones for teaching these muscular con con- trots Never a again ain will the child spend hours in the fa fascinating pastime pas pas- time of buttoning and unbuttoning his blouse Never again will loading a spoon and carrying it from bowl to mouth seem so diverting a game The child has no need for letters or figures in these years cars but in his striving to become an independent and reliant sell individual he has vit vital l need of ot these arts and capaci ties The exceptional child will absorb knowledge with no effort but for all aU others let parents be content to give i c them mastery of ot their bodies and leave it to their teachers to introduce introduce introduce in in- them to the d delights l of ot reading read read- ing inc writing and arithmetic