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Show UtChjM Think For Self Says Infant Expert By MYRTLE MEYEB ELDBED "I want my children to be independent," inde-pendent," asserts th mother. "I want them to be able to think for themselves and stand on their own feet" And then as her young son flies out of th door on his way to school eh race after him. "Don't forget to atop for Allan, and her your gloves what a boy!" "Com here, darling," she Invites small sister. "Let Mummy fix your hair ribbon. There, isn't that better? bet-ter? No one can fix hair bows like Mummy." Anticipate Neede And so It goes. Remembering for th children, anticipating their needs, making herself indispensable to them. Supposedly this is their education for Independence. There seems but one way and of course the hardest to put spokes In the offspring's backbone and that is to let him or her suffer the consequences con-sequences of his mistakes. Allan may have been forgotten which is hard on Allan, but with youth's brutality bru-tality and frankness he would have made it so "tough" on the guy that In future he wouldn t havt forgotten his obligations. Tht mothet who drags htr children chil-dren out of bed when they should be propping up their own eyelids at sound of tht alarm clock; tht mother moth-er who watches the clock for them so they won't be late; who remembers remem-bers th precious handkerchief, the warm gloves or the pocketbook, keeps herself busy and feeling useful, use-ful, but she does nothing valuable for her children. Such moral support sup-port grows mors and mors essential to them. Later they continue to demand sacrifices of time and energy en-ergy from parents or others, and sacrifices of money in order that they may do as they please instead in-stead of facing the unpleasantness of doing only what they can afford to do. Must Think For Self Every time ws think for a child, act for him or savt him from tht consequences of hit own acts we prevent him from acquiring the wisdom, wis-dom, the value and the profit which comes from experience - alone. Our leaflet on "Helping the Poky Child" Indicates how mother's may manage to help children to help themselves. You may obtain a copy by sending a self-addressed, 2-cent stamped envelope to Myrtle Meyer Eldred of the your baby and mint department of Tht Salt Lake Telegram. |