THE LOT OF MOTHERS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 258, 31 October 1925, Page 20

THE LOT OF MOTHERS.

(To the Editor.) Sir.—"WaliineV letter, though she knows it not, has a sentence in which 13 the crux of the whole matter, so far as help goes. She speaks of "the precocious age of two or three years, when the child is getting cute enough to roar and bang on the table for what he wants." Exactly, no child should be allowed to roar and bang for what he wants—if that at two years, what at ten? ]f children were taught to be polite, say "Please," and "Thank you," put their things away after using them, and help as they grow older, then a good help would stay. A family of six. with girls of fifteen and sixteen, will not agsist to wipe up even after dinner at night, "because we keep a maid." This is a personal experience. A woman I know has the greatest trouble to get good help. Why? Because of three rude children, who no doubt she thinks "cute," for they always get what they want, if not by one method, then another. It is these badly behaved, badly brought up children that make it hard for parents who really try to bring their children up properly, to behave nicely. Mixing with the "cute" ones makes the others question, Why?—l am, etc., ANOTHER WAHIXE.