Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-07-29
|TrainingL Little Children
ARTICLE XIV
BY Mrs. Katherine Crurch Solomons

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The routine duties of tho wife ant
mother are the same in practically
all homes. Food has to he purchas
ed and prepared; the. house has t6
be kept clean and in order; there Is
shopping to be done, also sewing
/ mending and washing-'a big item in
Families with young children-and
there are the children.
Very often the mother would seem
to have little time or strength to
spend other than in attention to the
cnildren's actual physical care and
requirements, and yet by little
wise thinking and arranging she
can start many plays and occupa-
tons which will not only give the
children pleasure and teach them how
to do things but result in quieter.
easier and more joyous task for her.
self. F"
| The Home Atmosphere
One OF the most helpful factors in
the harmonious velopment OF mo-
Their and child life is a right attitude
of mind It is, of course, most desfr-
able that it be one of contentmenr
and peace; but too often mothers, In
addition to the work of housekeeping
and the bearing and rearing of chill
dren, are Obliged to contend with
problems of sickness and family dis
agreements, However, II she can
meet such situations with intelli-
gence, courage and selflcontrol, she
will create home atmosphere which
will be measureless in its influence
The Yard.
A yard can be made an ideal play
ground at a moderate expense. Play
ing in sand appeals more than any
thing else to children of three and |
four years. 1t will engross and keep
them occupied for hours at time |
Therefore, the first thing is to put in |
the yard is a sand box This can be
done by mailing -four boards together,
and partly embedding them in the
ground. Babies should not be allow
ed to play by themselves in the sand
until they are old enough to know
that they should not put it in their
months And none of the children
should be permitted to throw sand,
because of the danger to the eyes
Discarded cooking utensils and a
few tin spoons give the children an
opportunity to initiate mothers fas-
operations in the kitchen !.
n warm weather they can have wa
er to mix with the sand This MAX
IS the play all the more real and en-
Older children find many more
Kings to do with sand. They pile 1t !. !.
p and make hills out of it, dig holes
nd fill them with water or make
epres entations of the many things
hat children love to play and think a
bout. Il
Pretty patterns can be made in .
amp sand by drawing with a stick,
y pressing stones, pebbles or seeds
ito it, or by using such objects as F
rooved shells or the rim of cup. Il
Gardening is one of the most whole c
ome and healthful ways in which
hildren can be empYoyed Each
hid may well have a space in the "
ard allotted to him for planting and "
ending little garden of his very B
Wn.
All kinds of outdoor games can be
aged in the yard and the children g.
IN romp to their hearts content. For q
le young children, games with
ubber ball or with bean bags are
lie best. M
Older children enjoy. having a II,
wing, but 1t is likely to be danger. 8,
Is for the little ones when they are
inning heedlessly shout
Play Materials. G..
Almost all children have wooden =,
ocks of one kind or another to play M
it'll and they scarcely need to be
own what to do with them. They
We to make such things as houses, W
aims, trolley cars, buildings, bridg- he
and furniture. Any materials that r.
nd themselves to representation Of
Is kind are a delight to children.
ndergarten tables Ground, square, Al
long and triangular pieces of wood BIZ
the dimension of one inch) can be an
ed for representing many things;
50 colored sticks and stats Of diff
rent lengths, and seeds of different We
rieties. A catalogue of kindergar- Cl,
materials will be sent upon re-
est by Milton Bradley Company,
Mass, or by z. Steiger M.
Co.. 40 Murray st., New York. we
IN the same way, children enjoy art
objects in .:sy, AZ. byl !
awning and painting. Clay work,
wever is retter left for school by
'thers who have much to do, as
rk in this material requires con- Bo
cradle attention and direction. !
ANITA, IOWA
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