Show WOMANS WORLD fit toys to childrens chi needs and choices by ertta haley HE HEARD ARD about the father Y YOUVE who brings a fancy electric train to the hospital for his newborn son and have probably thought it quite a joke experts however tell us the same type of things happens practically all tho the time when parents buy toys for children and then the story ceases to be a joke and becomes somewhat pitiful mother buys 6 a fancy doll for the three year old daughter probably t thinking this is 13 the doll she would always have wanted and never had result she gets frantic every time the precious doll Is dragged along the sidewalk or goes into the wash bowl for a dunking bunking dun king another question bewildered parents often ask takes the foll following dwing form jackie has so many toys and such nice things too but he never seems interested in them true the child may have a lot of toys BS as well as the instinct for play but the toys are probably abo above v a his age level its natural for parents to think their youngsters smarter than they are and this is particularly true in n purchasing toys those who know say the adults who buy toys overestimate their youngsters ability by about two years if it a toy la Is too advanced for the child it gets relegated to the bottom 01 f the tha bin no matter how pretty or t va 4 4 select toys to fit it expensive or clever it la is when the toy Is too nice such as an expensive doll dishes train or auto parents get spastic at what the child may do to anju injure re it and this may make strain at playtime which should be a free frea and happy activity scientific study used in toy making the situation need not bo be as desperate as it sounds lots of study has gone into making toys and fitting each age and activity group consult the tha ago age group for your child and select from tho the suggested list im going to give your child and his activities and in forests and get further clues it if necessary take him to the store and see sea what interests him let sales people help you since usually experienced and know pretty well popular with the tha younger set play patterns do not change much over the years A k doll ind and buggy is pretty much of a necessity for the five year old girl while the boy of three can fall pretty hard for a tricycle most toys are pretty much standardized as to age groups and you cant go wrong it if you use well tested information 4 the fht young youngsters stere 1 infer interests ests why such a fuss about toys boys to make you and the youngsters happier with proper toys you can partially relegate them to their playroom when you have important h household ouse hold duties land and want to got get them out from underfoot youngsters too will be happier with the right toys which add much to intellectual and muscular development infant appreciates rattles cuddly toys by the time a baby is three months old hell be interested in THE READERS COURTROOM tenting in the he subdivision n by will bernard could you got get around building restrictions by pitching a tent the restrictions in a now new subi division forbade the erection ot of I 1 any building worth less than one man who had bought a lot found that ho spend pend that much money so he decided to pitch a tent in instead I 1 gut but no sooner had he done so than he was ha baled haled led into court for violating the I 1 HALL TO CALL it A restrictions at the trial he argued tb that at a tent was not a building and therefore was not covered by the restrictions however the court disagreed and ordered the tent re moved the judge said that a building is a covered structure enclose ing ng space within its walls wall sand ond that certainly includes a gentl maa may a salesgirl forcibly retake A air rient from a customer A housewife went to a neighborhood store one morning to buy a topcoat while cha was trying one on the manager rushed up and cried you dont want to buy any you are ara just spying tor for out our competitor across the etl at the managers orders the sales girl pulled the coat off the astonished womans comans shoulders A few days later the housewife sued the store tor for damages the company admitted its mistake but insisted that merely removing coat was not such a terrible thing however the court disagreed and granted the comans womans claim the judge said that the circumstances and the manner of at re removal were a wrong and an in tho the mother of a 10 year old boy told him to come coma home tor for lunch every day instead of eating at the school cafeteria although this was against the rules ot of the tha school the boy decided to obey his mother after a few days the youngster was suspended from his classes his his enraged mother thereupon sued tho the school board charging that a childs parents are tho the ones to decide where he will eat but the court upheld the tha boa boards ads rule and told tho the mother she would just havo to give in may a henpecked husband suddenly launch a get tough policy for 10 long years a man led the life lifa of a henpecked husband yielding to every whim of his bis domineering spouse one day after a quarrel she ordered him out of the house eap exp expecting him to come coma back and beg her forgiveness but he instead he changed his tactics completely lie he not only stayed away from his wife but also cursed A 2 4 her fier lustily ovary evory time they met soon six she was ready tor for a recon reconciliation clila but her rampaging husband made no move in that direction to top it all ali he finally filed a divorce action charging his wife with break hig up the marriage out but the court refused to grant the decree saying that the husband should have made some effort to patch things up the judge said it fair air for the man to make such inch a sudden change after spoiling polling his bis wife for or so longi watching daddy maneuver a balloon or a quacking duck within a very short time hell enjoy brandishing rattles himself and will appreciate the varied shapes and sounds which american toy makers have been developing through a watchful study of infants activities sitting up Is the next milestone you may then introduce baby to cuddly animals and dolls then when teething starts the cherub becomes an enthusiastic customer for toys to bite find a variety of plastic and wood rings beads and other shapes designed scientifically to meet this ahls specific play need textures are the next interest its smart to have some of smooth plastic like a rattle then a plush bear for contrast and a yielding rubber duck fun to squeeze its important when choosing for these se very young children to avoid anything which might strain the babas muscles make certain the toys are lightweight never hava small parts that can be pried booso with baby fingers to be swallowed american toy makers choose paints and dyes that are safe for inveterate suckers so theres no danger of the child getting lead poisoning |