Show child requires guidance in starting hobby 0 WELL DIRECTED y hobby 0 u b y 0 opens p e n s new n e t v vistas v i s t a s for youngsters n g s t e r s P parents a r e ants should operate cooperate co opera te in helping not ordering hobbies may be indication of thwarted affection for something new by GRACE ARCHBOLD YOU are a very naughty boy 1 said mrs wilson to her little son as she looked with dismay at the mutilated magazine she had just taken from him if donald were not on his way to tea with you I 1 would put him off and punish you severely you know this magazine belongs to his mother and was only lent to us I 1 shall have ha ye to explain to her and what will she think it is not easy to get another copy run away ism 1 am out of patience with you she added rushed flushed and greatly annoyed it was an 5 and sullen child that slipped off to his playroom A little later a ring of the bell announce announced d the arrival of the visitors mrs macgregor and her son donald the boy was carrying a large parcel and looking very happy about it may I 1 see harry at once mrs wilson I 1 have a present tor for him said donald eagerly the two mothers listened for a few moments and excited exclamations of joy soon reached their ears you look disturbed and worried I 1 hope you are not in trouble said mrs macgregor yes I 1 am sit down I 1 am so glad you have come though I 1 did think of putting you off to punish harry tor for his naughtiness first of all I 1 must confess to you about this magazine of yours responded mrs wilson 1 I have just caught harry in the act of cutting the picture of a dog out of it I 1 am so sorry mrs macgregor laughed it does not matter in the least I 1 wonder what made him do it she added thoughtfully that is just what I 1 should like to know it is not the first time he has done that sort of thing he has a perfect passion for cutting out the strange thing about it is that though I 1 have given him old magazines to clip he does not confine himself to them harry is devoted to dogs unfortunately we cannot let him have one because we live in an apartment what can I 1 do that is the explanation exclaimed mrs macgregor it Is not a mere idle impulse you see he cannot have a real dog so he is doing the best he can with pictures of them why not help him to turn his thwarted devotion into a scrapbook hobby As it happens donald has brought him a large scrapbook like his own the very thing for his dog pictures mrs wilson gave a sigh of relief 1 I like that idea she said harry will love to fill his book with stories and pictures of dogs im afraid I 1 been sufficiently sympathetic with this urge of his but of course he must learn to restrain himself when the pictures are in books and magazines especially when they belong to other people certainly he must why not encourage him to take you to see each new dog before he appropriates it show him hirn that it if it were a real dog he would have to consult you then you two can talk over the possibilities ties if he may not have some particular dog that he wants for his scrapbook explain the owners rights and help him to find another very much like it children Childre nare are not unreasonable it will make a great difference to him when he feels he has your operation cooperation co yes im sure youre right thank you said mrs wilson smiling gratefully national kinder kindergarten association service e |