| Show l I YOUR BABY AND MINE Childs Child's Jealousy Will Show Up For Any Person in Beh Behavior vior By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED The jealousy of a child for any person who is subtracting the attention of the mother is no trivial matter His behavior suffers because of it Losing Patience says that up to a few months ago she had a perfectly normal year old boy with the usual urge for mischief Now he is not only disobedient but very saucy she writes I know the cause of the trouble but what to do doI about it I I was widowed two weeks after the boy was born For Fora 1 a year I lived with relatives but in 14 months I went to work I again Now I have an apartment nt of my own and I take him to nursery school and pick him up on my way homeI home Until recently y I I. I had numerous numerous' numerous dates dates but no one person f very often Now I have a steady caller who wh is far fat the nicest I and he seems genuinely interested in me and my son He includes in in- in- in eludes him on some of our outings It uIt is embarrassing to me and my escort when he creates a scene in public He glowers and is very rude and disobedient I have tried reasoning and spanking I try to spend as much time with him as possible but there isn't much between supper supper and bedtime when there are chores to do My friend is very understanding but there are hum human n limits to patience The boy knows that for the moment you are more interested interested interested inter inter- ested in the man than you are in him He resents this and shows his jealousy in his behavior Also he is 4 years old Children of this age are vehement In their refusals to obey and they are given to calling names sometimes not very nice ones Explain your situation to the boy He has no father you have no husband It is right and proper that some day you may marry again and give him a father i 1 y If this man is serious about marrying you he ought to encourage encourage en- en J courage the boy to like him Let him take the boy on some expedition ex- ex expedition M- M without you thus creating some interests that are just between the two of them and excluding you Then he has no t cause cause him to feel jealous when you have interests which exclude Our leaflet No 69 Selfishness and Jealousy may be had by sending a stamped self-addressed self envelope with your request request request re re- re- re quest to M Myrtle Meyer Eldred in care of Salt Lake Telegram home service bureau |
