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Show Two Renowned Criminologists Tell Us How 0 iVGBI) Kids from Going Bad By ALAN D. HAAS 0 r Professors Sheldon and Eleanor eck of Harvard UnWersity Glu- - are a renowned team of criminologists, best known for their behavior in chilmany studies of dren. The writer put a series of questions to them to get their views op what can be done to prevent children horn "going bad." anti-soci- al O v1 Q. What are the key things to look for in determining whether or not parents are doing a good job in raising their children? A. Affection of the mother for the child, o ; s. .. - - - . . v - - . ,, 9 ;i i o V ;t ":-- - r Z-- " - A' ' . I . V , i 'i-- I trar '- - ? 1 . - L -- " yC', C, 4 affection of the father for the child, supervision of the child by the mother, discipline by the father, cohesiveness of the family. Q. Are we doing a good job in these areas? A. Obviously not. We are encountering more and more hostility and rejection. Q. Why are we failing so badly? A. The trend towards permissiveness, placing fewer restraints and limits on behavior, has been disastrous. Q. If more discipline is needed, how can parentshandle this problem? A. Love is the essential ingredient A parent can be overstrict at times or too lenient at other times, yet still be a good parent if he or she really loves the child. A child quickly senses whether or not it is loved. With a steady flow of affection plus firmness the child will develop Q. Problem youngsters today seem to come from affluent homes as often as from ghettoes. Why is this? A. Our society has not yet defined a meaningful role for adolescents. Once, chores around the house made a child feel important and useful. Adventuresome kids could go to sea or head west. Today kids are handed things on a silver platter. Very little effort is required by the youngsters with the result that he has become bored with life. behavior Q. At what age does become evident in a child? A. At five or six, even earlier. Q. Whaf are some of the traits displayed by such youngsters? A. Stubbornness, emotional instability, destructiveness, and an attitude of defiance. Q. Have your tests enabled you to predict with reasonable certainty who will and who will not become A. Yes. In a study we did on children aged five and a half to six and a half, 84.6 percent of those considered1 likely to become delinquent did so, and 97 percent of those thought unlikely to become delinquent, did not. However, a child's destiny can be changed by effective action. Therefore, we oppose stigmatizing youngsters with terms like "potential criminal." Q. How do you propose to reduce the number of children who become disciplinary problems and subsequently, delinquents? self-disciplin- tea 3 fes a The Suzuki Nomad isn't built like other snowmobiles, it's built to take on the country. It's built to the exacting standards or quality our engi- - neers demand of our motorcycles (which have a world-wid- e reputation for lasting under the toughest condi-- . tions). . vapor-loc- k The Nomad's engine, won't or overheat because it has a .special exhaust system that rapidly dissipates heat. And a biy, fully-enclose- d fan to cool it. And a dual coil ignition for sure, positive firing. Another reason for the excellent steering is because the gas tank is in the rear. This provides better weight distribution, and increased safety. The better weight distribution also means better traction from the Nomad's 15 in. wide Suggested retail price. steel-reinforce- SM10-$8- 95; SM10D-S9- rubber track ' The brakes are the big caliper disc kind. They bring you to a fast stop in a short straight line. The SM10 Nomad costs just under nine hundred dollarsr the SM10-D- , with the convenience of electric starter, just under one 9S, thou- sand. Either one is remarkably low in price considering what you receive for your"""money. There is a large network of authorized Suzuki dealer in the U. S.; so there's no problem finding Suzuki 'service or parts. .Nj Why not see the one nearest SUZUKI you? He can demonstrate what we can only tell about the first snowmobile built stronger than it has to be. Suzuki: built to take on tks country. U d te-- S. Soivti Motor Corp., Dipt. I Wl. 13767 rMwoy Orlv, Santa Ft Springt. Calif. 90670 excluding local taxes freight and othw dealer deiivery preparation charges if anti-soci- e. al anti-socia- l? 10-ye- ar any. Family Weekly, November 8,1970 |