| Show wise parent arent will i get childs point of view by MARY KEHR national kindergarten association now york tork the family was getting ready for an auto ride little george was in the back seat of the machine mil chIne where he be usually rode but there was company today and one of the guests was to sit in his accustomed place george objected rind as he could not express his objection in words since he could not yet talk he began to squirm and fret I 1 never mind sald said the visitor who was to sit in his place as she saw the worried look on the I 1 face of his hid mother who was going to 11 lift him over onto the front seat george will be nil all right he will sit on my lap he Is just anxious no not t to be left out all right you can try it perhaps ho he will said his mother the visitor seated herself took george on her lap and peace reigned never was a child more inore content than little george all during the ride when the visitors left they were commenting on the good behavior of the little follow fellow and one said 1 I suppose the trouble we have with children often comes because we dont understand what they are thinking and they are too young to tell us yes said the one who had held george if we can just take their point of view our oar problems will be much simpli simplified fled and after all it Is not hard to see what Is in a childs mind if we just consider how we would feel it if we were in his place it becomes second nature when we are with children much to understand their thoughts and feelings As her companion a agreed reed to this statement she asked do you remember little charles and how the nurse accused him of crying because of temper when he was only a few weeks old the real cause was that they had waited too long to give him his bottle when the nurse left and his mother had bad to prepare his bottle the baby cried while she was preparing it he did not know she was at work getting ready to satisfy his hunger I 1 carried him into the kitchen where he could see sec her preparing the bottle and at once his cries ceased just imagine how you would feel if you were hungry and unable to move a step to get food and the person in charge of you had left you apparently ignoring your need 1 I suppose we should cry just as hard its as the baby lid did if not harder said her companion we are always expecting children to understand us said the other woman but we should remember that it Is our place to understand them and to 0 o take their point of view for then we can do the things that will lead them to have confidence in us to love us ns and obey us |
