Arizona republican., 1916-04-17
TRAINING FUR
 MOTHERHOOD
An Instance from Chicago Presenting Yet Another Meaning of Child Welfare Work the Testimony of One Woman

A very prominent club woman of the North Shore, Chicago, in speak ing of her daughter, Harriet, three and one-half years of age, who was a 100 per cent entry in the baby con- test, during Baby Week." said:
 Harriet's present physical condition was rot reached by accident as she was puny baby but is due to the Tact that she has been reared along scientific lines. I thoroughly believe in bringing up children by a system and feel it is necessary for every mother to lake up a scientific study of the individual characters and needs f of her children"
 It is to educate the parents and stimulate just such effort on the part of parents that the National Congress of Mothers and Parent Teachers As- sociations through its department of child welfare and the Illinois Congress of Mothers, is establishing Child Vel fare Circles in Chicago and through out the state
 Many parents misunderstood the meaning of the word ''child welfare. ' The usual construction is a charitable or philanthropic movement in the way of establishing milk stations or free ice bureaus, but child welfare in it's broadest sense means the intellectual and spiritual training of the child as well as the physical. It is only through a well directed effort on the part of the National Congress of Mothers and Parent Teachers asso- citations, as well as the various state organizations affiliated with it, that mothers can be scientifically trained | in child nurture, and the purpose of these Child Welfare Circles is to full fill that great need by assisting mothers in taking up a definite course of study.
 | The National Congress of Mothers and Parent Teachers associations
 have prepared a publication entitled
 Parents and Their Problems" edited | by Marion Harmon Weeks. to be used ! as teXe books by mothers who enroll in these Child Welfare Circles Every
 class of thinker has contributed tC
 this remarkable publication which is
 in reality a collection of papers writ ten by recognized scientific experts
 teachers, physicians, kindergartners the professional nurse, the business man who is accustomed to deal witf
 the practical problems of life, the so- !cial enthusiast, and above all, tht
 successful mother. In these articles
 real problems are presented witt
 practical ideas for their solution. The
 subjects discussed are wide-reachins
 in their scope and every page con
 tains something definite and upouild
 ing
 Experience related at the "Bab,
 Week" contest show conclusively tn great needs Of the mothers of Chi cago for a scientific training in moth
 erhood It is the desire of the Ma
 tional Congress of Mothers and Par
 ent Teachers associations to mee
 these needs and are doing so througl
 the Child Welfare Circles whicl
 they are establishing
 Although the National Congress o
 Mothers and Parent Teachers associa tions is actively at work in organiz ) ing these Child Welfare Circles il , Chicago and throughout the state 0 Illinois, it is impossible for them t l reach all sections at the same time , This movement for the creating of
 higher plane of motherhood in tn home has met with such a ready re sponse from tie mothers of Illinoi that every mother or groups of moth CTS who feel the need of this par ticu lar study in child nurture will facili l tate the work of the National Con 5 gress of Mothers and Parent Teacher associations by lending every possibl cooperation. in order that it may b . far reaching success.