Show The Family Scrapbook By DR ERNEST G. G OSBORNE Its It's been a long hard day Dad sinks exhausted into his easy chair Around his feet the two junior members of the household are playing Suddenly one of those passing quarrels springs up As likely as not Papa doesn't want to get in involved involved involved in- in and calls for his wife to take over the situation Many a father has the feeling that his day has been hard enough and that he doesn't want to top it off by being a disciplinarian disciplinarian disciplinarian at home my wife's department is not an uncommon uncommon uncommon un un- un- un common statement Other fathers fathers fath fath- ers say they have so little time with the children as it is that they want all of that time to pass pleasantly To be sure the old role in into to which fathers were sometimes thrust thrust that that of being used as threats threats threats-is is not a desirable one You just wait until your father gets home is the opposite side of the coin to my wife's department Yet Dad is not playing his part as a parent if he doesn't take on the unpleasant ant with the pleasant Its It's far better for children to tobe tobe tobe be helped to learn how to behave behave be be- have as they should at the time the situation calling for guidance guidance guidance guid guid- ance and discipline arises In Inthis Inthis Inthis this as ns in other things the partnership partnership partnership part part- role of parents is best Each should feel responsible to help in the job of bringing up the young fry in the path that they should go |