Show wise ti treatment estment eat ment ended childs child s stubborn fits by hannier IlAn RIET LOVEJOY national association 8 west fortieth street t new york one morning a mother entered my kindergarten leading a little girl 0 of five by the hand liand she was pulling the child along against her will 1 I would like to enter mary iary in kindergarten der garten she said 1 I cant do anything irth ith her at homp home kimt seems to be the trouble I 1 asked sties so stubborn slie she wont do anything I 1 want her to I 1 enrolled the lie child and giving her a chair sat said you may tit sit anywhere you like mary As the HIP mother started fur for tile the door she turned to me and said when you want mary to do anything just ask her to to do the opposite alary stood for a while mille if then in picking up her chair proceeded to seat herself by a wall she sat there all the morning no one paid any attention to her when we hail had garnes games I 1 asked her if she would like to come and play piny will u us not no she replied in a spiteful manner alary sat in the same s ime chair every day she kept it up tip for a week meck or so then I 1 think slie she became impressed with the idea that it made no difference to anyone anione else whether she joined us or not one morning when we ie were haring ganies games I 1 saw that mary was standing after a few moments hesi tation she came slowly up to the group I 1 smiled at her saying noth ing in soon she sidled up beside me and stood there watching the game when we returned to our chairs she went over to hers and picked it up I 1 made a place next to roe me at the table saying Ir heres ereg a place for your chair mary if you would like to ot frit here mary alary came over anil and sat herself down that was the last of marys stubbornness born ness at kindergarten I 1 related my experience with alary to her mother and I 1 think she probably changed ell her methods for some time lime later she informed me mary Is so different since she entered kinder kindergarten gatten 11 |