Show Parental Guidance Guidance- Dont Don't Expect a Child to Grasp Ideas 4 Mother Finds Difficult to Understand I THERE HERE is such a thing as expecting ex- ex too much of your chil chil- dren This does docs not mean that a achild achild achild child should be excused for lor disobedience disobedience disobedience dis dis- obedience provided of course rules Nor does it apply to impertinence im im- impertinence impertinence pertinence nor any of the regulations regulations regulations regula regula- for the kindly development that it is clear dear in the childs child's mind that his or her action is against and up-bringing up of a child However the demands of child study sometimes make mothers expect as much of a child as as would be expected of an adult And should their youngsters fail to come up to the standard set for them mothers especially get a distressed distress d apprehension that their beloved offspring are not quite up to normal mentally although they may be in robust health To have such fears is a serious matter matter matter mat mat- ter for parents and the reaction of such thoughts on on a n child is detrimental Individuality in children children children chil chil- dren is pronounced and all children children children chil chil- dren do not respond in like man man- manner manner manner ner to suggestions many of which are accepted by the parents themselves themselves themselves them them- selves only after much child study It is 15 a mistake to attempt to force ideas too deep for it into a childs child's mind or to probe it with witha a scrutiny that embarrasses embarrasses embarrasses embar embar- or offends the child It is an inherent right of childhood to think its own thoughts and see with its own mind just as much muchas as it is an adult privilege to do these things To guide children with love that thatis la is strong enough to be reasonably lenient and reasonably strict in dealing out deserved punishments punishments punishments punish punish- ments not severe but corrective corrective- this is expected of parents For For- there is Intuition to aid them and the intent to fit their offspring to cope with the world in a conquering way Such love has keen perceptions parental warmth and tenderness and a remembrance remembrance remembrance re re- of their own childhood childhood childhood child child- hood days to guide them It must be re realized that the theory and practice of bringing g u up children are as widely divergent divergent divergent diver diver- gent as these two things are in every field There is ever a happy medium a balanced combination of the two that must prevail forthe for lor forthe the best results There IE is no substitute substitute substitute sub sub- for fine practical ex ex- Theory must be swayed by parental experience in the upbringing upbringing up up- bringing of children for it to be bea a aid in in the b building of their characters |