Show Its It's Worth V orth The Time It Takes By Frank Connor Conner One frequently hears statement statement state state- ment meat to the effect that the trouble le Ic with putting the practices advocated advocated ad ad- vacated by the students of child life into effect is that they take too much time I I have not the time to do ita great many parents parents parents par par- are heard exclaim The time must be found It will take a greater amount of time later when problems have to be dealt with that a little time now would take care of Let a farmer neglect the crop he has planted and he will find himself with his back to the wall Let the parent neglect his child and he will will- willin in time find two people with backs to the wall vall himself and his child Childrens Children's activities require direction di dl- direction To give them the necessary necessary ec- ec essary direction takes time It Itis Itis Itis is much easier at the moment to let them take care of themselves run wild or whatever they will but in the end this is no time 0 Wr 1 PT r la 10 H f n n Q of heart aches ac es or embarrassments Child care has no short cut Nor Is it as difficult as It is generally generally generally gen gen- thought to be Parents who are capable of exercising self control in the presence of their children and who do not allow sentiment to cloud their I vision of the child do not have very great difficulties In applying applying apply apply- ing lag what the experts say One can by reading the articles artic artic- les las devoted to child care in the daily papers build up a n. working knowledge of child life For those who would make a more careful study bool hooks books s can be secured secured sec see at a cost that is not out of reason All AU parents should have Thoms Thom's Child Management published published pub pub- li by the U. U S. S department of labor at Washington Single copies copies coplea cop cop- ies lea are arc furnished free The Utah State board of health also has valuable material which is sent free to those who desire It |