Show wise parent will get childs point of view by MART MARY KERR national kindergarten association new york the family was getting ready for an auto ride little george was in the back seat of the machine where he usually rode cut but there was corn com pany today and one of the guests was to sit in his accustomed place george objected and as he could not express his objection in words since he be could not yet talk tall he began to squirm and fret never mind said the visitor who was to sit in his place as she saw the worried look on the face of bis his mother who was going to lift him over onto the front seat george will be all right he will sit on my lap he Is just anxious not to be left I 1 6 rot dut all right you can try it perhaps ne be will said his mother ibe rhe visitor seated d herself took george on her lap and peace reigned never was a child more content than little george all during he ride when the visitors left they were commenting on the 0 good behavior of the little fellow follow and one said 1 I suppose the trouble we have with th children ildren often comes because we don t understand what they are thinking and they are too young to tell us I 1 yes said the one who had bad held george if we can just take their point of view our problems will be much and after all it Is not hard bard to see what Is in a child s mind it if we just consider how we would feel if we were in his place it becomes second nature when we are with children much to under stand their thou thoughts haj and feelings As her companion agreed to this statement she ashod do you re member little charles and bow how the nu nurse arse accused him of crying because of temper when he wa was s only a few weeks old the real cause was that they had waited too long ng to give him his bottle when the nurse left and his mother had to prelate bis his bottle the baby cried while she was preparing it he did not know she was at getting gettin g ready to satisfy his hunger 1 I carried him into the kitchen where he could see her preparing the bottle and at once his criesi cries ceased just imagine how you would feel it if you were hungry and unable to move a step to get food and the per son in charge of you had left you apparently ignoring your need I 1 1 I suppose we should cry just as hard as the baby did if not harder said her companion we are always expecting chu dren to understand us said the oth er woman but we should remember that it Is our place to understand them and to take tale their point of view for then we can do the things that will lead them to have confidence to in ns us to love us and obey ns us |