Show The Family Scrapbook By Dr Ernest G. G Osborne Mrs Trent was flabbergasted Her year old Bobby had al always always always al- al ways refused sliced tomatoes And yet here he was trying them out and giving every indication that he was enjoying them What was the cause of this sudden change Only the effect of com com- pany Bobbys Bobby's friend Eileen had been invited to lunch Tomatoes Tomatoes Tomatoes Toma Toma- toes were high on her list of favorite foods Bobby watched her eating them with relish And then he asked for a helping At first this puzzled Mrs Trent The number of times and different ways she had tried to get Bobby to eat tomatoes and now he was eagerly eating them The fact that Eileen liked them was apparently the deciding deciding deciding ing factor Before perhaps Bobby had somehow felt his mother was trying tr ing to put something over on him But when his favorite friend ate them they must be worth trying tring Eating problems and in many other things the influence of companions may be much more effective than that of grown grown- ups The nursery school teacher supervising lunch for five or six children often has an easier job than the mother with one child for this very reason Its It's an important important im important im- im idea to keep in mind A little judicious parental selection selection selection tion of friends may help children overcome fears learn to like new foods and change their attitudes attitudes attitudes at at- and behavior far better than parents parent's pressure or w whee whee- Nee Nee- |