Show Wise ise Pal Parent ent Will dill Get Gel Childs Child's Point of View By MARY DIARY KERB National Kindergarten Association New York The family was g getting t ready for foran foran an nn auto ride Little George was vas In Inthe Inthe inthe the back seat sent of the machine where he usually rode But there was company company com com- pany to today ay and one of or the guests was to sit In his accustomed place George objected and ns as he could not note e express his objection In words since he could not yet talk he began to squirm and fret Never mind said the visitor who was to sit In his pI place nee as she saw the worried look on the face of ot his hla mother who was going to lift him him over Ofer onto the front sent seat George will be nil all rI right ht he lie will sit on my lap he Is Just anxious not to be left out gut All All right t you can try It perhaps oe ere will said his mother The visitor seated herself herselt tooK too George Georgo on her lap and peace reigned Never was a child more content than little George all nIl during the ride When the visitors left they were commenting on the good behavior of I the lie little fellow and one said I suppose the trouble we have with children often comes because we dont don't understand what they are thinking and they are too young to tell us Yes said the tIle one who had held George If It we can Just take their point of ot view our problems will wilI be much simplified and after atter all It Is not hard to see what Is In a childs child's s mind if we Just consider how we would feel If it we were In his place It becomes second nature when we weare weare are with children much to understand understand understand under under- stand their thoughts and feelings As her companion agreed to this statement she ask asked d Do liDo you remember remember remember re re- re- re member little Charles and how the nurse accused him of ot crying because of ot temper when he was only a few weeks old The real cause was that they had waited too long to give e him hm his bottle When the nurse left and his mother had lead to prepare his bottle the baby cried while she was preparing It he did not know Jenow she was at work worl getting ready to satisfy his hunger I carried him Into the kitchen where he could see her preparing the bottle and at once his cries ceased Just Imagine how you would feel If It you were hungry and unable to move a step to get food and the person person person per per- son In charge of ot you had left you apparently ignoring your need I r suppose we should cr cry Just as ns ashard ashard hard as the baby did If not harder said her companion We are always expecting e. children children chil chil- dren to understand l us said the tile other other oth oth- er woman but we should remember that It Is our place to understand them and to take their point of ot view for tor then we can do the things that will lead them to have haye confidence In Inus II us to love us and obey ns us |