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Show there anything you, as a parent, can do about the frightening spread of Is n juvenile delinquency? For the answer, read this , . thought-provolcin- t: r article. g . Vi&J V- frightening pi ublem it is today. For the .national conscience has now, (' for at least ;j generation, IxA-alerted tj fijiht.for equal privileges and opportunities fur the poor and the weak. But the sad truth is that any youngster, regardless of his parents' tinan-ci- al status, the extent or quality of his education, or his place in society, may become "delinquent It is even difficult to define the term. Generally, juvenile delinquency refers, to any act which,, if committed by an adult, would be a- - minor or major crime. Many of these acts have nothing to do with theJack of food, clothes, or adequate shclfer Some are com- milted for a "thrill." or out of wanton disregard for the property and rights of others. In New York City: last winter, nvhen a newspaper ran a series of articles, on - vandalism n the public schools and named specific schools, students in other schools went out "to put our school on the map" by equal -ing or "topping" the acts of vandalism reported by the press. While they might not state it publicly, many teachers blame the par ents. "Children used to talk, abou wishing the schoolhouse would burn down; now many would set it afire if and some dare! The they dared number of school Windows broken every week end shows, how little Him,-- - Si ; -- misconduct,-: ranging from van- dalism as breaking school windows to "such terrifying crimes as the murder of derelicts by willful and conscienceless adolescents do add up to an indictment: We have been miserably ineffective in rearing and educating . our boys and girls. , It can happen aityWhere! If delinquency occurred mainly among boys and girls of slum and near-slu- m areas which used to bp thb case it might not be the baf- - " " . sense of property value the boys and girls have been taught at .home. The parents simply pay no 'attention to their youngsters) anymore. They expect the- teachers to do everything." "It's the fault of the schools," counter the parents. "They're not strict enough with our children." er - Try thiea.sy "VvS let hotl rocie "old-fashione- d" . into the batter. 'A VU 1 'A cups tiftvd cak flour teaspoons soda ' ' teaspoon salt . .... cup cocoa ' cup Kraft Oil i 1 , .. 1 I I cup bultermilk teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs , ownovorito frosting recipe. Parents may riot like to face this, but they must liveup id iherF respon-,ibilitias mothers and fathers. Some wag lias said, "There are no delinquent children; there are only delinquent parents.'1 At best, that is a But children do learn by example. True, it's a wise parent indeed who knows" his own child intimately;' y?t the soundest influence in any child's life' is a firm and understanding parent. A boy's or girl's earliest and richest experiences generally come from the home. Ifome must mean much more es half-trut- hr '-v- ? 6 .'' '" w " y Pour into waxed-paplined layer pans and on recipe, the directions bake, accordingto er t- Free sugar I Recipe book, full of wonderful cakes to make with Kraft All Purpose Oil! spice to Twnty kinds of delicious qakesfrom" . . to cake the chocolate jam recipes are all in here just waiting to be made! Recipes . for delicious frostings, too. fill out coupon and mall. Just I - ' ' Sift toRother th? flour,. soda, salt, and cocoa. AdLth( oil, bjittcr-- . milk, arirl vanilla; beat until it forms. a vcryhuxtth batter.-Iit separate bowl, Iwat the eirps until thick and foamy. (Jradually add the siijiur. and continue bcatine until very well blended. Fold this eKK and supar "mixture thoroughly into the batter. Pour into 2 waxed-pape- r lined layer pans. Hake in a moderate oven, for 10 to 3, minutes; 3.()3, Use your x Parents mustface their responsibility 4 CIKK'OLATE CAKE 1 - jr Fold this egg and sugar mixture thoroughly tcMiay , . - : separate bowt, beat eggs until thick and f oamy. Add sugar gradually, beating until well blended. " that the schools are doing everything that should be done. "We need more teachers," admitted one authority.- - "We need more schools We need more equipment We need more public support from the very parents who jare doing the complaining'. Besides, doesn't begin educating the teen-agwith the teen years. It must start- in early childhood in the home!" Well, a revolution has taken place in the 'American home. Father no longer , rules with the strap, and Mother is inclined to - be easy going, Parents have been so eager to give their children "a" better ajrid happier childhood" that they have given them a childhood without responsibilities of any kind toward anyone, including .the parents. In some homes parents may go to extremes and be tyrannical toward their children, but in most homes today the atmosphere is "permissive," as educators put it. As a result, the child does what he pleases and has no respect for ' 4 '' V. Some experts explain it by "saying. lIts the unsettled times.' Two great wars in' a' single generation, an enormous increase in the number of brok-c- n homes, with, parents divoreed'and mothers out earning a living, and now the insecurities of the Atomic Age have shaken everyone. They ride, that the whole world is sick, and that England, France Germany and even Russia with her duel authoritarian- ism, are haying similar problems with V their youth. But it does not help us much to know that other nations face the same dilemmas. The question still remains: "What will help us?" - :. No honest educator would pretend : In own greedy little his t,RO' - with Kraft All Purpose Oil! by virzr r "in ' anything except . a Name Street City Mall to Kraft Oil Cake Recipes, Box .State. 730, Chicago 77, Illinois. JANUARY 30, 1955 - FAMILY WEEKLY MAGAZINE . |
