RANDOM REMINDER

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32221, 13 February 1970, Page 17

RANDOM REMINDER

ROOM WITH A VIEW

Bringing up a family is , seldom a simple matter, ■ because children usually refuse to conform to a per- ; sonality pattern, so that ! what is one boy’s fish is another girl’s poison. But with a little experi- ; ence, parents can usually , read their children pretty well, know what their reac- | tions are likely to be in i" any given set of circum-

stances, and plan their own campaigns accordingiy. So when a girl of nine with whom there had been considerable difficulty over a right and proper hour for retiring suddenly accepted the findings of the parental court demurely, and shot upstairs to bed without demur, the parents were pleased but puzzled. When this phenomenon occurred three nights in a row, the girl s

mother thought it was time to make a reconnaissance. The summer is a lovely time. Warm nights. Windows open to let in the flower-scented air. And in this instance, they admit the sounds from the television set below, also in a room with windows wide open. She didn’t have only the sound. From her. window she had a lovely view of the TV set next door.