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Show Some Helpful Hints On Raising a 5-1 ear-Old The world is their oyster, but five-year-olds all too frequently relapse to their baby ways and become tempestuous or aggressive. aggres-sive. In a picture series explaining explain-ing how children grow and change, the Woman's Home Companion says the five-year old child is generally independent independ-ent and self-reliable. This is the age when Suzy loves to dress up in mother's clothes, but she can often handle real chores around the house with skill and responsibility. The Companion article suggests that doll play, when undirected and spontxl eous, may give observant tiQ ents the key to how a child ?.T wardly feels about real people. |