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home education s the child chims first school is the he family frolich issued hy by the ho national kindergarten association 8 west street new york city theae arti articles cles are arc appearing weekly in our columns HEADS VS HEELS georgia lott everything seems to go along so smoothly at your house mrs airs jordan observed the harassed young mother if you have any special way of at bringing about this delightful de lightf ua state of affairs I 1 wish you would tell me about it I 1 am aiu so apt to he be in turmoil my work piles up my children are arc mischievous I 1 get nervous wid then nothing goes right 1 I will tell you what my grandmother used to tell me answered mrs boidan with a smile she said make your head save your heels plan your work vork before yv do 10 it one hour spent in planning is otten often worth two of working 1 I think that is what started tie me planning my naori work k at least one day ahead sometime during the afternoon or evening evenin I 1 sit down with paper and pencil and biake out a little schedule for the next day first of all there is a list of the really necessary tasks for that day next the meals are arc planned A note is made of any duty or pleasure outside my liccie that I 1 may wish to include in my days activities this heirs me a great deal for instance I 1 plan my meals to fit in with the other kotlier work or the recreation of the day of course no HO one particularly a mother of small children can be sure bure in advance just what she will be able to do but my plans have been wonderfully helpful especially since I 1 have had children to c care are for but when junior began running na about lie he seemed constantly in mischief of sonic some sort my aly nicely laid plans were not of much account until one day I 1 thought why not make plans for junio junior too to it worked like magic of course juniors mischief was just superfluous energy now I 1 supervise supery ise that bergy energy to a large extent while I 1 worked in the kitchen I 1 saw to it that he had something interesting te resting to do there or in the yard outside where I 1 could watch hint him for several weeks he was happy in in the kitchen if he could open a low cupboard and rummage niage among the utensils this meant that they had to be washed before being used a small price to pay for a contended contented haby ab when this attraction wore off I 1 ar ranged another when I 1 went upstairs to work he went also with a purpose jut its ag definite nite as my own sometimes he be explored in the storeroom always sonic some special toy or 01 book was kept in each borin where I 1 worked but I 1 think one of the most im lorrant lor tant features of my daily plans foy for the children is the care taken that the little special activities which are so easily crowded out if one iq i not watchful are arc given their time and an d place oace for example I 1 plan for ac at least one story and decide what it shall be in i case the cb children ildren do net e express X s a preference it makes make storytelling so much easier to be thus prepared in advance adv ince I 1 plan a game to play with then them also a surprise perhaps only a walk or a picnic on the back porch it takes pathetically little to please children but how much bucl it means r to all of its as a family besides this each day must hold bold something that I 1 feel aid aidi in the moral and religious ioui development of the children it may ile be that the story we tell teaches kindness cy generosity or the game we play instills admiration for honesty and quick thinking our surprise is often shared with sonic some playmate just try planning your you day ahead there taci e is no penalty when you tail fail to follow your plans and more times than not you will carry them through to the ild vantage a of everyone concerned |
