KEEP CALM
When an accident occurs to children at home, they are often much more frightened than hurt. The sharp sting of a tiny burn or scratch does not cause pain to any great extent, but it does cause alarm. The child screams, bursts into tears, and the mother is very naturally scared. ! Her first duty ought to bo to control herself. Children are very sensitive to the feelings of others and a nervous mother is much' more likely to excite than to soothe her injured child.
Try and keep cool, inspect the injury calmly like a doctor does. You never see a doctor rush into his patient's room and begin his examination with hysterics. You would never employ him again if he did.
Treat your child in the same quiet way, bind up the injury and tell how brave he is—just like daddy. Without telling him not to be frightened you can allay his fears.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21344, 19 November 1932, Page 7 (Supplement)
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