FOR PARENTS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 118, 21 May 1932, Page 3 (Supplement)

FOR PARENTS

DON’T. Nag, Punish, Repress, Repress, Instill fear, Lose your own temper, Pamper and over-indulge, Force your child to “show off,’’ Laugh at a child ’s mistakes, Ask or demand unreasonab’ things, Suppress a child’s .easonablc desires, Assume that a child is lying when he is simply being naturally imaginative, Make arbitrary commands—simple explanations are easy to give and worth giving, -IPail to remember that you are the model your child will copy—either consciously or unconsciously. DO Guide rather than direct, Explain rather than command, Get your child’s confidence, Cultivate .your child’s self-reliance, Seo that work, play, and rest are properly balanced, Establish a routine of life, beginning early in infancy, Be sure that your child has no un- • rrectcd ph ■ •'jal defects, Remember that every new human being has a right to a life of his own, Exercise poise, balance, and calmness in all your relations with your child, Plan two “rest hours” for your child every day—one in the .•enoon and one after the noon meal, Remember that a child has a reason for everything he does—find out what it is, Provide opportunities for normal, constructive play, home-made toys and pleasures are best,