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Show Teach Child To Save Toys By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED Everyone with a child knows that shs will havs to expect some de- Your Baby struction of toys whsn he begins to play. The baby knowa nothing of construction con-struction or destruction; he Is interested in-terested primarily in play and whatever gives him entertainment at the moment, whether this be tesring up his best books or hammering ham-mering the bead of a china dolL Develop Habit What the parent ahould be alert to build up ia the habit of preserving preserv-ing tope, and such a habit Is not formed overnight Like all ether habits, the child must practice it coneestently. He must be ah own how te handle hie toys, bow to put crayon and paint brush marks on paper or blackboard instead of the gleaming woodwork, and hew to mold his clay animals on a protective protec-tive paper Instead of the upholstery of mother's best chair. Our leaflet en "Destructive Tendencies" may be had for the usual 3-cent stsmped. self-addressed self-addressed envelope sent with your request for ths leaflet by name to Myrtle Meyer Eldred of the your baby and mine department de-partment of The Salt Lake Telegram. But along with this practice in doing things right must go a personal per-sonal satisfaction in such ways of playing. Original lse J Ths originality of use must bs practiced ao that the child gets that satisfaction, too.' But the right way of playing with toya ahould be aa much a part of their use aa eating ene'a food off tablee Instsad of ths floor, of combing ons's hair in the bathroom instsad of the kitchen. kit-chen. Every habit learned can bs practiced in all kinds of ways, but the right way givee In the end the greatest satisfaction for not only the child, but the family with whom he Uvea. The child must know what to do. how to do it and enjoy auch doing in order for there to be both ths practice of the habit and enjoy-' ment in auch practice. I Only by such practice and aat Isfaction ia ao doing can babiur be formed and crystallised. |