Show YOUR CHILDREN W Ohi Bar on b Lj NEA The new standard in child trainIng training train train- Ing recommends greater eater liberty for COl children a few fundamental laws or rules which require rigid obedi- obedi ence but that aU allow ow within their limits an enjoyable freedom or of ac ac- tion This We aYe are pleased to say Is probably the greatest stride ever taken along toe tile royal road to In independence inde- inde epe e- e pe dence confidence seU-confidence and success sue sue- cess But liberty Is not license There Is great danger that in fn leaning away from the old system ot of bossism wo are arG falling over backward an and In our endeavor to o give the tho children enough 1 rope to experiment with we also are providing providing- the very ery means by which they mo may hang themselvEs them them- selvEs There Is a pretty good word vord that h h getting getting- rather dust dusty but Incidentally mci- mci dentally one ot of the best words that was ever put Into any ny language In English It Is caned called must Until a a. child learns that word there Is a prettY prettY- good good- chance that never r in this world at least will he be worth a continental darn We e have a peculiar wa way or of interpreting Inter Inter- that word espe must daily with children We Ve SO go round tile the back way tray t tO find It ft so 50 to speak when w wd say must what Wa ve habit mean Is must not TH THE NO SCHOOL We Va teach our children to be good In a a. negative way to begin with They must not do this nor I I that they must not go here nor I there they must not be dirty nor i greedy g nor selfish nor Impolite nor lazy lafy nor careless These like the tho theTen Ten Commandments Command Command- ments are good commandments but also like most ot of the tho decalogue they are negative laws They are not enough are fine In their place but If there were more dos there thero would 1 be fewer don'ts in the childrens children's childrens children's chil- chil drens dren's Very early carly in a a. childs child's life we should concentrate on tho dos the positive obligations as well as the negative It is the only way to teach what we call in later life moral We Ve should tell teB John or Betty that at least once a week they must go and see Aunt Laura Once a week we might turn the house over to Betty for the day and make it clearly understood that We cx- cx x- x things to be done to the best ot of her ability It If John is old enough to look after the furnace there thele isn't any reason why he shouldn't Let him feel tile the entire responsibility of keeping it going g Ve iVo are not suggesting that they be taxed beyond their ability or strength but within the scope of every child there are things lIe he can Cil cando do or learn to to and all ho he needs to keep on doing is will power Willpower Will VIll power is iR way or of 81 spelling must It is iR thE driving force olce of having to do things tiie were wele young that has hu made so many of our ful men n a and n u omen I I |