HOW NOT TO SPOIL A CHILD.

White Ribbon, Volume 21, Issue 245, 18 November 1915, Page 3

HOW NOT TO SPOIL A CHILD.

1. Be yourself what you want your child to be. 2. Do yourself what you want your child to do. 3. Say yourself what you want your child to say. 4. To teach self-control Practice it. When these suggestions are tried faithfully, you will be making many discoveries, and if really put into practice, will tit you better to train your children. Some Practical Hints. Don’t give baby something because he cries for it. Don’t put a thing out of sight always to keep a child from crying for it; teach it early it cannot have all it sees. Don’t bribe a child to be good, or to do as you want. Don’t promise unless you are sure you can perform. Rather say, “I will if I can,” if it is right you should say so. Don’t yield if you should not. If you can say “Yes,” be prompt. So a child has not to keep asking, attend at once to a request. Don’t let a child's repeated asking make you yield. Let your yea or nay be sufficient. Don’t say “No” carelessly—mean it. Don’t allow arguing. Let the reason “Mother >aid so” be all-sufficient Don’t deceive a child. Let it know mother’s word is to be trusted. Don’t try to frighten a child into being good by saying, “There’s a policeman at the door to carry naughty children away,” or “A black man is coming,” etc. On no account let such be done, unless you want to make a c hild nervous and learn you are untruthful. Watch outsiders on this point.