| Show I YOUR BABY Hes He's He I s a Little L i tt I e Rebel About I In His Clothing n By Myrtle Meyer Ic er Eldred When Then the baby is very young the mother mothr finds it altogether fun to attire him in his brand new garments and show him off The moment he becomes active active active ac ac- ac- ac tive enough to resist her or roll about agilely it is difficult difficult difficult cult to get even diapers upon him Its It's well to have a place both upstairs and down where the diaper pail and pile of diapers can be ready at hand Provide Pro a n To Toy Keep a toy one will be enough which enough which h-which which the baby sees at atno atno atno no other time and offer him this the moment he is put on his back Preferably it should be bc one which feels interesting looks attractive and has some sound attachment By the time the baby is all through examining examining examining exam exam- ining it the diaper will be in place The run-a-bout run is al alto alo o a nuisance nuisance nuisance nui nui- sance at dressing time He cant can't be kept in one place long enough to put his clothes on unless he heis heis heis is so situated that he cant can't run around The toilet chair or toilet seat scat with a strap offers a solution solution solution tion to his activity In there while he plays with some toy the mother can stand in front of him and put on shirt socks and shoes and have him ready to slip into his outer garments the moment the strap is removed Keeps Him Still For the child of 3 or 4 1 it may work well to lift him to a chair while he is being dressed The clothes slip on more easily when the mother does docs not have to bend down and the child is prevented prevented prevented pre pre- vented from being too active by bythe bythe bythe the limited space on which he heis heis heis is standing By the second year children will begin to want to pull off their socks and shoes and within with with- I in the next six months putting them on will become a fascinating fascinating fascinating ing exercise Our lea leaflet let No 41 11 Teaching Teaching Teaching Teach ing Independence may be he had I by sending a stamped self- self addressed envelope with your request to Myrtle Meyer Eldred Eldred Eldred El El- dred in care of this newspaper |
