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Show I Children Who Contradict. A natural babtt of every child Is I to contradict, and this should bo over- I come as soon as a boy or girl develops I It, for ot all disagreeable and over- I bearing persons those who aggressive- I ly contradict are among the worst. I Parents cannot be too particular In I teaching their sons and daughters to I disagree courteously, which Is not at I all incompatible with doing it posi tively. "I beg your pardon, but you are mistaken," is quite as much of n contradiction as saying "It isn't," and t is far better manners. "I think you are mistaken" la another way of ex- P "(P pressing the opinion. A mother need not be afraid ot making her child a prig by teaching him such little things. They are as Important to him ns a knowledge of how to enk Somatically! |