| Show Y YOUR UR BABY AND MINE Ch Children ildren Will Let You Know When They Want No More By MYRTLE MEYER ELDR ELDRED D DAU All AU have have effective w ways ys of indicating when Nhen they do donot donot donot not like a food or do not want any anymore more of ot ita It a at t. t t the h e m mo mo- mo 0 rn ment e n 1 0 One n e ech ch child 11 d w will willi i swing his head away and avoid the spoon another will let the f food 0 0 d dribble 0 out tot of his mouth mouth Myrtle Eld Eldred red er will blow it out vigorously It is better to remove both the food and the drink when the child begins to act this way If the child senses th that t the mother is upset by this behavior it inspires In Inspires Inspires in- in spires him to more of the same Sometimes it helps temporarily temporarily temporarily tempo tempo- to J stop top feeding the child or offering the milk and give him a short rest period It is typical of parents to about t feeding as if it it must be finished by the clock The child n- n dates a rest period when he can play or look around and then his milk or rood wUl taste good to him again gain It takes time to feed reed a small child It Isn't a matter of moments moments mo mo- aments a- a ments even if the amounts of food are measured in spoonfuls The child gets tired He acts as If it he never wanted another swallow of ot anything But after a rest perl period d he goes back to eating as if u he were starved It It Isn isn't unusual to spend a Ii half hour spooning in the baby's vegetable pudding and milk It Isn't too long to spend that much time giving the baby his bottle or breast feeding It Is the hurrIed hurrIed hurried hur hur- ried mother the mother who is annoyed by dawdling dl who brings abo abou behavior which is detri- detri me al to both good nutrition and good table Myrtle Meyer Eldred's leaflet No 22 22 Formulas and Early Feeding may be had by sending sending sending send send- ing a s stamped self addressed envelope envelope envelope en en- with your yo request to Myrtie Myrtle Myrtle Myr Myr- tle tie Meyer Eldred in care of the Salt SmIl Lake Telegram |
