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Show Schoolvrv and fU Home e 7 by U- Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Associotion you make for him everyday. Forget some promises you made him? Well, too bad, He's just a kid anyway. Always accuse your daughter of being promiscuous promis-cuous on every date, and always al-ways remind her that you were a "good girl" on every date you went on. If you forget any or all of the above, just remember this one. Tell them, "Do as I say, not as I do. ' It's nobody's business what you do, is it? We are besieged these days by so called experts with advice on how to raise our children. I came across this article on how to raise a delinquent. The formula is almost Infallible. Don't give your child any religious or spiritual training train-ing just take care of his bodily needs. In his presence don't be respectful of womanhood or of law and government. Belittle Be-little courts, police, public officals, schools, church and business. It's all a racket. Never try to answer the endless 'whys and hows' of your children. Be sure to humiliate them in the presence of their friends. If a conflict in wills arises between you and your child, don't try to reason with him . Just knock some sense Into his head. Your father was boss of his home and the kids may as well learn the 'hard way'. Be sure to criticize departed de-parted guests in the presence pres-ence of your child. He will respect your integrity. Never give him a reason for the commands laid upon him; let him guess. Don't consider his educational educa-tional and emotional development de-velopment as parental responsibility. res-ponsibility. What are schools for anyway? You just don't have time to discuss his plans, problems or just pass the time of day - after all, making a living comes first. Don't open up your home to his companions. They will just mess up the place -its much easier If he just goes somewhere else. Don't give him an allowance, allow-ance, because he might learn how to save or spend. Don't ask him to give to com -munity needs or services. Always buy him the most expensive games and toys, because if you give him something simple he might have to use his own imagination imagin-ation and who needs that side of a child's development? Be sure to remind him constantly that if it weren't for you he would not have a roof over his yead. He loves to hear about the sacrifices |