Show DONT DON'T ASK f TASK TASI OF SMALL CHIL EXTEND TRAINING TIM j Mothers Make Mistake by Anticipating Too Early Success By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED Bring your our problems to Mrs Eldred In cane of the Your Baby and Mine of this newspaper Your questions about diet general care and management manage manage- ment of children wili be answered answered an- an promptly a self self- addressed cent three stamped envelope en en- with your letter How delightful It would be to avoid all complications in child training b by doing exactly as the books book say The greatest discouragement comes to mothers who have fulfilled all the rules ules and regulations and still fail to lo enjoy the supposed fruits of their enlightened en cn lightened policies It must be remembered that in the matter of training and toilet training in particular a ae e is a vital factor Nu No matter how conscientious the mother is about taking the ch child ld to the toilet regularly or how l easily the child falls into this routine actual independence in the carrying out of toilet routines is a rather late growth The child who is most docile In waiting for the mothers mother's attentIons toften t- t often considered to be trained at an ImprobablY early carly age It is only wh when n the mother shoves the burden of oC responsibility re on the child to keep either dry or clean or to tell mother moth moth- er that the weakness o of the training becomes apparent It H is the mothers mother's diligence which has kept the child dry and clean not the childs child's Initia tive In fact until the thc age of 1 18 months t to 2 years it is not to be expected ex- ex that the child will recognize the imminence of f his need for attention atten atten- tion It If he does It is chiefly because some children as in all other matters are precocious ous in their development Mrs A. A E. E N is demanding the impossible im im- possible when she c expects such cooperation co co- operation from a old months child M My baby has been tr trained since the sixth month she he writes The reo re- suits have ha been negative Also this baby wants to put everything in his hi mouth but if I allow him to feed leed himself at he does it with the greatest slopping and messiness messines The training will have to be continued con con- longer without punishment since It is still your our responsibility Be happy if the child awaits your attentions at and do not punish for lapses If you can continue this training without with with- out visible evidences of your horror or disapproval the child will continue to cooperate agreeably and in due time will assume some ome responsibility hImself Perhaps he needs a smaller cup in order to handle it more efficiently We offer leaflets Weaning Bab Baby From Bottle to Cup and Baby to Use a Spoon You mOl may have at th same time the leaflet called Training in Cleanly Habits it if you OU desire Because or of the carl early training you have anticipated success too soon forgetting etting that at the childs child's age such expectations are premature |