Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-09-29 | Page 7 | Determining a Child's Future

9 T T j Determining a Childs Child s Future tui 1 v THAT children are to become at maturity W is determined to a surprising degree by the impressions given them in babyhood Did it iL ever occur to you as even possible that At the age of 3 the whole l life plan haS been la lad d down his emotional l. l t disposition set t age ge the pare parents t already for determined for him whether he IS' IS fI t grow into a person wholesome and andT i T natured good whether Je is to be a Whining an driven anger vj t iJ b. b aring la ye- ye or one one- whose fj- fj eY ever i ve i life IS definItely controlled by f ar a I That is a view expressed by many modern Si psychologists and given giyen sti strong ng n L J Jihn hn B BE Watson wIdely known knO behaVIOrIst t. above in October McCalls McCall's A h the the following following- declarations that o sh be pondered upon most solemnly by p l- l l t e- e things the child is afraid of at t. f bIj s. s ther a loud oud sound or or the l loss ss of support else the the child child may fear I r is is' built in is the result of tile the environment pf ve let him gro grow up in Until you have studied stud stud- led how all this conIes comes about no one could t expect you to know th are completely responsible for all the r. r fear reactions may show Does he d dark rk i animals strange people strange situa situ situatiOns aIji a- a Is he timid and shy Have ou l Iia i qi his whole future by making him I shun new situations and new people I How v. about temper anger anger rage We that only one simple situation will C- C call out temper anger anger- rage rage- namely Coni ton Con i 1 str ining the he childs child's movements holding its r andl gs Temper and rage displayed 1 it in any Y 9 other he situation is home made Parents not realize that when they or their nurses aT dr the badly or putting utting I i li clothes lothes or teasing teasing- it by holding its hands putting it in narrow quarters for punt pun pun- t L is e t t they ey are or their child in s ch that 4 way it wIll show throughout its g life fits df of anger temper tantrums blows 1 kicks A calmer mode of behavior would enable the child and the adult it is to become becomeS S- S to conquer r the e e l. l pf bOeing being f o conquered by it tJ r