Show YOUR BABY AND ND MINE Note the Saying Children hildren Will Be Children By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED It would be wonderful if one could tell a mother how to o deal with children so they wouldn't act like children But there are areno areno areno no methods devised which will in insure insure insure in- in sure that by acting in stated ways a child will never get into the parents parent's possessions and misuse misuse misuse mis mis- use them never scratch on the wallpaper never tear up some precious book or break some prized ornament Those arc are the hazards we all face when we have children They are the mistakes of unfinished unfinished unfinished un finished individuals who have developed no sense of ot the value of property and who want to act as they see everyone else act Continuous Trial The parent unless she sho has older children who can keep the baby out of mischief and tell him how to act will have to take over oyer the job herself And it is a c continuous continuous con con- n- n one If she is busy and cannot work with the baby under under un un- un der her feet then she has to concoct concoct concoct con con- some safe place where he can be put at play time and where he can be kept busy and happy There is no other alternative alternative alternative tive to that and constant supervision supervision super super- vision and unhappily constant punishment That last should be avoided The best place for the young baby Is a playpen When he Isable is isable isable able to climb out of at that then ho he should have some room or portion of a room where he can have his toys climb on the furniture it contains and yet do himself no harm Wise Planning Mrs D D. D A A. A R R. writes After my boy outgrew his playpen I Ilet Ilet Ilet let him have the run nm of the house and of course course- found that this wasn't a good idea for tor a 20 old month-old child chUd Then we got the idea of putting put put- putting ting our breakfast room table on rollers so it could be easily ily re removed removed removed re- re moved from the breakfast nook Then wo we put a gate across the entrance The boy has toys in inc inthe inthe the c nook and is content to play there for the hours of the day dayI I have to have him confined ThIs has been such an ideal solution solution solution tion that I wondered if other readers might not be able to use the same idea I am sure they can The lattIced latticed latticed lat lat- lat lat- extension gat gates one buys can be stretched to fit a D. very large opening This is so much better belter than spending ones one's time picking the child out of ot tight spots and then in fear and anger anger anger an an- ger laying on the punishment This is never a good life lite for the child nor one that is cl calculated to do anything to improve the mothers mother's disposition Free Booklet Our leaflet No 71 73 Early Discipline Discipline Discipline Dis Dis- may be had by sending a stamped self addressed envelope envelope envelope en en- with this request to Myrtle Meyer Eldred in care of ot The Salt Lake Telegram |