FOR YOUR BABY

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 15, 12 October 1932, Page 4

FOR YOUR BABY

Kitchen as Playroom If the kitchen is the only possible .place foifcthe little ones to play in when indoors, take stock of your kitchen from the point of view of making it as healthy and suitable for that purpose as possible,' writes Hygeia. First and, most important is the question Of ventilation and fresh air. The close, warm, and often steamy atmosphere of an ordinary kitchen is thoroughly bad for a child. To spend hours in such an atmosphere is very -■enervating, and lowers .the vitality of every part of the body. It produces a condition in which the.child is extremely susceptible to. colds, coughs, and chest troubles, . besides, predisposing to the growth of adenoids and enlarged tonsils. ' ;. ’. - . . . ./ Baby’s Corner/ But by a little careful. thought and planning much can be done to improve matters, and “baby’s corner” can be made perfectly safe and,healthy as well as comfortable. First of all the window—see that It opens, and is kept open,.at the top; have the bottom thrown wide open also for as long and as often as possible. Now choose the corner which is airiest; but not draughty, for a playcorner. Gall in father’s active assis- ! tance in making a peu. For the crawl,ing baby a big packing: case does well, cut down to a convenient height, painted, and Hued; but the toddler needs more space. It is an excellent plan I to make a little wooden fence or barricade which can be fitted and fastened across the corner, and removed when ' not required. We have had experi- ; ence of such, used either in a room or on a veranda, to which it and the children, bag aiid baggage, were removed when the sun came out. The children called it the “bartow cade.” There came a time -when-it was the most absorbing occupation to endeavour to climb over it aud eventually its day was done, but not before it had served its useful purpose for several years. Father’s Handiness. Then father’s handiness and ingenuity may come in again. The prettiest little chair and table, and perhaps a box for holding toys may be made at home for a very small'sum, and they look charming when gaily painted aud : decorated, if desired, with, the pretty ,little stencils one can buy. It is, by the way, quite a good plan to start early and Keep to the practice of giving the toddler his meals on his towu little table instead of in a high chair at the family meals. If it can bo managed it is a great boon to “get him out of the way” beforehand like this, and it also teaches 1 independence and helps to prevent the habit of expecting “pieces” and unsuitable food from the grown-ups’ table. ■ We have wandered a little from our subject of safeguarding Ibe children from the ill-effects of dull days, but hope these few practical hints may be useful. .

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