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Show rCH1 SUNDAY HERALD ''II., -- ut ah Cb OH nlrv a- m - - yiuioance A , Hose Today Slates Open jr 1-- i i Ml 1 1 Mi s J I. If i i rTl .V If I I ,." " ' V (v - T ' r I ,...c.v.-.,- ; fit ' V(' . "' '. r , it- S , x f (1 "; 7-- ? . w Q -. ;. - " x- - - O'- - V' - 4 vl VV . I l I : I, rmmgtfTTff w nr Tn' rurnnifir limr i .'.' WIIAT CAN YOU DO WIIEN CHILD DOESN'T MIX WITH OTHERS? Chil- - dren are gregarious by nature. sWheh a. child remains aloof, fearful or reluctant to join others In play, something Is wroijg. Utah County parents now have modern child guidance clinic at iSpringjille, to which they can turn for .' w Z; w ....l wmmm wmm x i , , , psychiatric advice on children's behavi&r, problems. The. clinic is holding open- house today from 2 to 6 p. m. This series of pictures, tken at the clinic, was posed by clinic staff members and their own children. ' DONT HIT ME PLEASE! If your child is a bully, always picking on littler children or torment- ing helpless animals, he may be the victim of an emotional disturbance needing psychiatric help. Counseling on child behavior problems is now available at new clinic at Springville. r' ! z' " ; I I. . .- ' JS '';..".. ! x Public Invited to Visit Guidance Clinic In Springville Between 2 and 4 O'Clock - JOAN- - GEYER he consistently takes pleasure in mama, who just eant What can youxdo if Junior de- inflicting pain on those less strong say "no." Parents who cannot velops a mean streak not an than himself, there may be. an helj. children to control them-sel- v isolated act, but a habit of bully- motional reason.- through discipline put them Ail cmiaren sometimes are in the position of walking along ing smaller children and tormentnervous: trlgntened: ing helpless, animals? unhappy: a cliff rim in darkness. What can; you do, if your daugh- have nightmares; want .to be A third problem parent is the ter doesn't mix with other girls, : lone: tail to eat, or wet the bed. smother-love- r, who envelops her but stands around by herself, It is when these incidents be child in Her Bona into thereMs If come rea that fear that habit, space? bright staring "something X- will happen" to Junior may be nie begins to flunk her best subj son for concern. base! on a jects? If Ralph is prone to aches Such traits do not mean the feeding, she x doesn't really guilty for which the family doctor can child is mentally ill. love him; or upon The clinic uses the phrase 4in4A i.JUJ.1.' find no physical basis? What can you do when you've: "emotionally disturbed" to de- othc 7 child. Whatever the reason. , scribe a child who is just; that she is terrified to i her children already done all you can? In Utah Gounty, perplexed par- 'emotionally" HI. The vast ma tak normal risks ' and responsi ents may find the answer at thd jority of disturbed children re- bility, and so, psychologically. tr ;y do not achieve normal child guidance clinic in Men-- spond to treatment. Study Background growth. onr.i Before the psychiatrist sees a A fourth parent with good inner of Main and Second South,; child patient, the social worker, tention but unprogressing chil has its entrance at 11 E. 2nd S. Mr. Dubois talks with the parents dren is the perfectionist, .who ex- It is holding open house today to learn the background ., of the zis from the stumbling J child and his problems. Inevit concert hall perfection. from 2 to 6 p. m. ' r Harston Heads Staff ably, this includes the background Tragicr.lly, many talented chil The clinic's staff is headed by of the parents and their problems, dren grow up unde such an Dr. Marlow Harston, p$ychiatrist, The anxious child may be a overwhelming feeling of failure a physician, with extenstive train- junior worry- wort because his that they; do not develop 'real ing and experience in emotionat father sweats under fear of lay abivty. nervous and mental illnesses. offs, foreclosures or recall to La:t, - and fortunately most ' Psychiatric social worker, Wayne mili iry duty. plentiful, are the worried parDubois, also comes to the. clinic Or perhaps the mother, raising ents, who are "doing a very with excellent professional back- children alone, nervously steams credible job despite real prob" i ider her inability to be simul- - lems and it's a pleasure to tell ground. At presentXPsychological test- tanmsly in iome and office. them so,! says Mr. Dubois. carried out by visiting psy- Tiki clinic sees many types of I The county clinic is second of ing chologists, but a clinical psychol- troubled parents. in the state First child There is the parent who "re its vnd t clinic in Utah ogist soon will be added to comwa guidance jects' 'the child, usually at plete the .team. in Salt Lake City. The established level. This parent, fre demand The receptionist and secretary by - Utahns for prof ei-was herself the victim of tjkmal A is Shanna Reece. quently hleplto' solving acute emo and so can- tional disturbances T - clinic handles cases refer- an unloved childhood, ol children ij red by juvenile court, the schools not give what she never had her increasing. Several ytah towhi self.. or the welfare department. (Continued on Page 2A) Another parent problem is the a small But y, these form only cases. percentage of This is because delinquency is 1 tnly one symptom of emotional disturbance: The quiet, docile, child of good family may have just as deep a disturbance as the hostile youngster who defies ' authority, says Dr. Harston. Sources of Trouble An emotional disturbance in a child does not reflect upon the intelligence or character of the family. It may have its roots in illness, death, complex family relationships, or in economic ,or social problems. Children can be referred to the clinic by the family physician, public nurses, schools," clergymen or, directly, by Dr. Harston. Fees are graded 'to ability of parents to pay. i The parent, however, must accompany the child, and must cooperate with the clinic to help him. There is little chance of helping troubled children if tthe parents refuse to cooperate, jsay the experts. How do you know if your1! child needs professional help? "Almost any disturbing trait mav cron ud in normal children. PLAY. EQUIPMENT IS USED FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY says jjr. Harston. It must be uses play equipment to set Dr. Harston,, clinic measured as to degree, frequency children at ease. Toyspsychiatrist, are used by the clinic also in studying ana bacKgrouno: betore it can De child's emotional behavior and as therapy for troubled young constru minds. 'Emotionally disturbed" children are not mentally ill, but ReSon may eventually become so if acute emotional indigestion is not j-example, any boy may treated. , commit an act of cruelly, but if -- iBy LO-bra- kes , , - f Nr- . -- - - over-solicitu- sub-conrio-us de. . - i 1 t v , . . ''.' . 1. . PROBLEM CHILD OFTEN MEANS MOTHER HAS PROBLEMS,, TOO Psychiatric social worker, Wayne Dubois sympathetically inquires as to family problems which day have precipitated emo-tional disturbance of child. - '.'J ' ' , ' ' ' j v - ' , ( " ''- de2S'JjSrS t - . - ( J ' !'- !- . - ; sub-coniscio- us - ; W well-manner- ed I 0 . v ) 1 , ii , NO PSYCHIATRIST'S COUCH FOR ston, Utah County Child Guidance' play equipment to traditional couch flicts of child patients. A child may s -1 . " y. STAFF CONFERENCE WITH A PARENT IS OPEN PART OF a TREATMENT- - With, all the evidence in the diagnosis made, staff of clinic falk over behavior problems with parent. Clink' today-i2 6 to house from m. to holding open p. acquaint public with its facilities. 1- ' PARENTS SnQULD ACCOMPANY CIIDLD TO CLINIC-Pare- nts seeking advice on child's problems are welcomed by Shanna Rees, receptionist-secretarThe clinic urges parents to accompany children to thelinic because parents' cooperation is needed to change the child's attitude to ward his own problems. yl : JUNIOR Dr. Maxiow Har- Clinic psychiatrist, prefers for probing emotional con-unconsciously vent subcon- scious rage against humans in his family by destructive act such as stabbing doll, here. ii f 0 : |