Show parental guidance A dont expect a child to grasp ideas mother finds difficult to understand K I 1 THERE HE R E is such a thing as ex too much of your chil dren this does not mean that a child should be excused for dis obedience provided of course rules nor does it apply to im pertinence nor any of the regula eions for the kindly development that it is clear in the child s mind that his or her action is against and bringing upbringing up of a child however the demands of child study sometimes make mothers expect as much of a child as would be expected of an adult and should their youngsters fail to come up to the standard set for them mothers especially get a distressed apprehension that their beloved offspring are not quite up to normal mentally although they may be in robust health to have such fears is a serious mat ter for parents and he fhe reaction of such thoughts on a child is detrimental individuality in chil dren is pronounced and all chil dren do not respond in like man ner to suggestions many of which are accepted by the parents them selves only after much child study it is a mistake to attempt to force ideas too deep for it into a child s mind or to probe it with a dissecting scrutiny that embar basses or offends the child it is an inherent right of childhood to think its own thoughts and see with its own mind just as much as it is an adult privilege to do these things to guide children with love that is strong enough to be reasonably lenient lement and reasonably strict in dealing out deserved punish ments not severe but corrective this is expected of parents for tuna tely there is intuition to aid them and the intent to fit their offspring to cope with the world in a conquering way such love has keen perceptions parental warmth and tenderness and a remembrance mem brance of their own child hood days to guide them it must be realized that the theory and practice of bringing up children are as widely diver gent as these two things are in every field there is ever a happy medium a balanced combination of the two that must prevail for the best results there i no sub statute for fine practical ex peri ence theory must be swayed by parental experience in the upbringing of children for it to be a aid in the building of their characters i |