Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-03-01 | Page 14 | Child's Desire for Attention is Powerful

Childs Child's For Attention Is Powerful iBy t i j jAny By O OLIVE VE ROBERTS BART Any child preschool or oth other 1 needs attention He Ho at least know that he counts for a IO lot both parents 1 If he ho cannot get a e. normal a of ot attention one way he wil wilt other He wont won't cry or always either as we wo might s sup sup p What ho he does very often I be as naughty as he can He Ho k kj 1 Modern Family I 1 very well the little schemer this brings people running away Ho He gets scolded and sla slap slag maybe but even that Is better bette neglect if We have to go back to toof that z t. of his again I regret be tired of my talking about mt But if we are ex examining mining m nit that's where motives are tuC tUr are away S. S Do you know what his m in mm n whispering to our Jack Jac Itis ing slyly See I want you more attention I have put so thing in you that has to grow grow and grow I call it self I have my reasons Never n 1 them Youre You're too little or too to know Maybe you l l will be ignorant about this Ill I'll you just this much however I mand that people feel import But there I see you are not lii ing as I knew you i Seek Seele Limelight S Well here is our fine line ing most abominably for son He hits other children and steals the cookies He bre b Grandmas Grandma's specks teases the theand i and chalks up the wallpaper dear our f fine Ithe ne little JOhnnY VV on earths earth's got into him Maybe you have been nursing little sister and he thinks YOU her best Maybe he is jealous any number of reasons Or p p perthe pert pert- rJ rI he thinks everybody is too bi bus bili pay much attention to him Ma Mahe Mahe Mahe he has been handed over toji body to be taken care of and thi thine thine ne he doesn't get much loving or tt tion Maybe he has been na ig and feels the disgrace fe feNot Not only small children as asU asIk ri said id but older ones and grow n nand and women who really should better often play for attention misbehavior Permit me toi can get beyond self help and becan bee bec beean beean an obsession Urge for Prestige I It is bad to coddle the little c cand cand and feed his greediness for atten attento to satiation if there is such ah But on the other hand he need feel that he counts in the g gui gen scheme of things He lIe a a. nice balance of everyday life lif he needs his share of love Many cures of this play fox motives are worked by ing the little child a better p pin in affairs He would rathe ll love and appreciation to bolster natural pride than to resort to outlandish methods of his own own really would prefer to respect I self J However if he is a chronic mander and wants waits more th than share of limelight if he has aj ajmal mal home and decent ment I am not sold too comple on tr trying ing to reclaim him by rot rot methods Patience is n nO ways a virtue I think he ne lesson as he must learn th that thit t cannot be forever the cent r everyone's world M II