Show i t ti QUESTION ABOUT pUT BIRTH by fly MARGARET WARNER MORLEY Author of Renewal of Life Some day your child will ask asle where he came came anie from or wh where re the new baby t came ame from In properly answering this natural queston the mother has a e J. J 1 chance to Impress forever upon the young joung mind a clean ana and wholesome orne knowledge of one of the most Important Important Important tant facts of nature Let the mother strive for two things to fo start the child with a R beautiful beautiful and reverent feeling concerning the origin of ot life Ufe to td give this knowledge before the child can enn learn It in a n har harmful way outside the home It Is well to anticipate the direct question by getting ready before the child is old enough to ask it Itt How to todo todo todo do this Begin perhaps with s' s seeds eds Show the seed seed pods pods of any plant The seeds eeds are the the- children cf t the ph plant nt The plant gives them protection and feeds them with Its juices They are part of the plant The plant Is the mother of the seeds When the seeds are ripe the pod opens and the seeds seed leave their mother to live Ilvo their own separate lives Dwell upon the care the mother plant takes of her little seed seed children children of ot the tho beautiful flow flower er petals she wraps wrap about the tiny pod Speak often otten and reverently reverently rev rev- of motherhood Make the little littleboy littleboy littleboy boy as well wen as the little girl understand understand understand under under- stand and love Iove ove the mother Lessons From Nature In the springtime show birds birds' nests If po possible If not pot show pictures and ald talk about the building and how both parents engage In It Then show or t tell 11 about the tile eggs Explain how bow the eggs grew Inside the mother They are area a part of her Just as the seeds are apart a n part of the plant When the eggs are ready the bird lays them In the pretty nest and sits on them to keep them wa warm The father bird sings to her tier herand and feeds h her r. r Both birds love the baby birds and as soon as ns they hatch out father bird and mother bird feed th them m and care for them and teach them to fly A hen sitting on her eggs can be lie used to teach the lesson Jesson The egg grew In the hen How wonderful It is that a little egg can change Into a beautiful bird or a n cunning little chicken chick chick- chicken en As the child grows older lead him to notice that the seed grows Into a plant just like the parent that the egg becomes a bird like the parent Tell the child how Important It Is III for tor children to come from good parents Speak of parents and children when talking of plants and birds this will cause the child unconsciously to con con- connect connect cOnnect the Ideas gained about plants and birds with human life When a chance comes to show the child young young kittens or puppies or rabbits rah rab bits or the young joung of any animal tell him quite frankly whether he asks or that of course the young ones come from the mother that before they were born they were a part of her Make It all seem natural to the child Teach Mother Dwell upon the love and care the mother everywhere bestows upon her children Include father love father lov e wherever it Is e expressed pressed In the lower animals When at last the great question comes the the child child will probably answer It himself Mamma did I come from you YO Yes darling darting you were were once a apart part of mother How mother loves Joves her tittle little son daughter Each EliCh mother will think of a way to tell teIl tIlt the story ac according to circumstances circum circum- stances dances Only remember two things Tell the story properly before anybody gets ahead of y you you u and t poisons olsons the Childs Child's mind And tell It Itan in a way to toVe mati male Ve the he child reverence reveren e and love parenthood |