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Show DEALINQ WITH RESTLESS CHILD. Provide Some Employment That Suits Natural Needs. When a, boy or girl Is restless, cannot can-not sit still or teases for somothlng to do, It Is positively cruel to insist upon quiet for fear of punishment. Kvory 'child that Is hoalthy to a normal nor-mal dogrco craves exerclso. When a child Is hungry wo feed him nnd glvo him water when ho Is thirsty. It wo respect these crnvlngs of a child, why should we not glvo him employment when ho has nothing to do and" craves exerclso? Itomp with him for hall an hour or tako him for a walk or run and then ho will bo content to Bcttlo down to quieter games. Don't havo so ninny brcakablo ornaments orna-ments about tho houso that tho child Is afraid to tnovu and becomes nerv- -ous nnd cross from want of exercise, Tho chlld'B health and well-being are moro valuable than even the most costly cost-ly bric-a-brac. If It Is u rainy day provide pro-vide somo fascinating gamo or occu' patlon. Thcro Is nothing which children chil-dren lovo to do moro than color pic-turfs. pic-turfs. Qivo a child several old magazines, n box of water colors, and several paint brushes, nnd he will be happy and contented for an hour or more. |