Show The Family Scrapbook By Dr Ernest G. G Osborne In the good old days children were to be seen and not heard Today this does not seem to apply One finds some families where the children are continually continually all ally in the center of oC the stage stag As in so many things we swing from one extreme to the other Who Vho should do the talking when the family gathers to together together together to- to gether for meals or at other times Of course theres there's no simple answer We Ve can hardly schedule so many minutes for forthe forthe forthe the grownups and so many for forthe forthe forthe the children Its It's a matter of give and take The Browns for Instance have worl worked ed things out pretty well They always plan to eat in a leisurely way Each member of f I the family tries to arrive arrie at the table with with a topic of conversation conversation conversation conversa conversa- tion that will interest the others Even the four year old tells what wha he did at nursery school Mrs Brown tactfully slips in ina ina ina a word or two taro if one of the youngsters oung monopolizes the thc con con- Dad plays his part too but is so interested in what the children have have been been doing that hes he's no problem In this way they enjoy mealtimes and the the table conversations conversations conversations conversa conversa- are a highlight for all of them |