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Show ! SIMPLE RULES FOR FEEDING CHILDREN A teW simple rules for feeding; chil ,icn arc laid down by Jessamine Chapman Chap-man Williams. In flood Housekeeping, as follows: If children are allowed to eat when overtired, indigestion results. Thirsti-liese Thirsti-liese is Often mistake for hunger. Four meals a day are needed until the child 5 years old. But see, also, that he drinks plenty of water. If the children refuse bread and milk between meals, give the nothing. They are evidently not hungry. There is of ten too great variety of ! food in the child's du I He is happier with less choice. It is a serious offense to offer a child, for whom you are not responsible, responsi-ble, food of any description. You may seriously upset him. "Allow plenty of time for the child to eat- If he plays with his food remove re-move it for he doesn't want it. Offer him no food until the- next meal. I o not force a child to eat H he is not hungry, do not try to tempt his appetite ap-petite by offering sweets when simple sim-ple food is refused. Teach him to chew his food thoroughly. thor-oughly. Keep the child happy at meals. "Laugh and grow fat" applies to children chil-dren as well as adult. Do not give children highl seasoned food. This is avoided by taking out ihe child's portion before seasoning the wish for the family. It is far better to give the child his may take time to train him in good eating habits. The value of milk cannot be overestimated; overes-timated; use of oatmeal, hominy and cornmeal as the chiff source of ener-gy ener-gy always is wise, little or no meat is necessary until a child is C years old: little or no sugar is neecec ;r the child has proper fruits. |