Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-08

Homes Happy
Where All Help
Observation-Disclosures

or active cooperation. " is an OK
supple OF family doing worth while
! things in worthwhile way The
/ children go forth from such surround
I ngs ready 20 take their place IN y
/ world where the value of team work
/ is more snd more recognized.
| II Is he training. and especially
! The earlv training. or children that Is
/ most Important in bringing out ,hess
''working-ioge,her" qualities so essen
! rial 10 success. The iiist lessons IN
| help,u.ness are TO be learned in tn
home. Once learned there as they
should Re their effect viii be las,ius.
~ays Newark New writer.
Parents sometimes complain that
their children are not helpful, that
they 10 not want ~ do the little
things that are ~ OF them. ihai j.
occasionally j tas. 10 get them 10
perform duties which are clearly
theirs to perform. There are. o.
course. special reasons for This M.
happy lack OF response on the pair @;
certain children. But, as u rule. the
unwillinsness. il Il may so be Spoken
Of results from 10 things The tirsr
IL the mistake OF The parents in not
seeing that children. as they gro"
older, share In reasonable way in
the responsibilite af the home. The
second Is the lack Of opportunity
given To children themselves 10 help
To share in home duties should NJ
a pleasure and 4 privilege Tor the
child II can be made, so II only a
little sensible attention he given 10
things which are interesting to him.
thinss that. at tirst ~ least. show iIn-
mediate results. He likes 10 give
proof that he may be trusted, and be
appreciates. quite in The light Oh =
reward his being trusted To do t.uns
By himself. Ii he does thing welt.
he naturally looks for praise. pei
laps for some special form OF com
incubation.
To give this praise. or il may be. 10
make some return 10 the child TOT
duties satisfactory done, are matters
for the parents discretion. But il IS
to be remembered that praise and re-
ards are, after all. only accompan'-
ments No parent should ask child
10 do a thing that 1t is NOT right for
the child to do. and for the child to
do without the expectation of rewar,.
save that reward which comes from
the knowledge oil something wei
done.
Helpfulness en- the child's part
Gomez from o training in ways 10 be
useful. And wht children once get
The idea or being useful, and SEP the
help and happiness that they give
ways occur to them. There pr0bshit
is nothing that gives a parent more
truuine pleasure Than TO have a chiid
ave some evidence OF thoughtfnlness
III this regard.
Nor a few parents, out Of q mists Sea
consideration for Children, give the
youngsters small, If any. opportunity
70 develop In ure.ulneSs about the
home. Certainly the wise paren'
makes No slch error. No matter whai
tie circumstances of the family, II
is The poorest possible training tol
the children Tor them 10 be made 10
feet hat they are expected 10 do littlr
o, nothing fer themselves or others,
feeling Il the same time that all
sorts OF things. constantly win be
done for them.
Mothers, particularly, have very
Obvious duty 10 their daughters and
to them elves In this matter II il
40 Kindness TO girl not TO gr0lnd
her in the preparation OF meals. IN
the taehiouinS OF simple articles for
herself, in the care OF her room ana
ia such other things as come In he
province Of home making aud keep
ing. When this course in helrfulnees
Il followed the girl gains in sellfe
lance So well as in ability She be
comes q real factor in the smooth
and efficient running OF the home. a
boy 100, can be taught TO make him.
sell useful In many ways about the
house. The making OF little repairs
. the construction, perhaps OF some
handy device. the keeping Of The
grounds in order, the doing OF en-
rands. all these things help and they
help in the boys development. 100
The interest shown by the father and
the announcement that he may give
to both boys and girls in the perform
anea OF such duties. mus, be power
ie. aid in the ordering and operation
OF the household machinery.
The happy well.ordered home is
The home In which every member OF
The household has a part TO perform
part defined naturally by the yer,
things 10 be done. but suited, 50 tai
Sc possible, to ability aud tastes.