Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-08-26
|TrainingL Little Children
ARTICLE XIX
BY Mrs. Isabel S. Wallace

make such busy little girls. After
all it is the simplest things that make
children happiest.
When at my mothers home one
time my little girl folded and cut a
house, windows, doors and all. Her
grandmother was delighted and the
little one said, We'll keep it to show
grandpa and I guess he'll say am
a smart Tottie." With a little
thought mothers can learn now to
fold and teach their childl en- to fold
number of things. 1t is excellent
practice in accuracy and neatness,
besides affording the joy of making
something. In a regular kindergar-
of different sizes, are kept in boxes
ten all the sets Of blocks which are
with covers, and each child puts his
away carefully and correctly or else
the cover will not fit. Then all the
sets are collected and packed in a
closet by few Of the children.
Children love to help keep things DIN
order and enjoy doing It.
At home also, child should have
place for his toys. A playroom il
ddeal, but II this cannot be provided,
some place surely can be found, eve
in a small fiat, which child may
have for his very own to keep his toys
in. From the age Of sixteen months,
insisted that my little girl put her
toys away nes,tly. We began it as
play, and now it is habit. OF
course, sometimes she is in very
much of a hurry to do something
else, but the toys are put away in the
end We made her large dry
goods box, standing up on end. My
husband put cheap castors on it and |
two shelves across it. There all the |
have their own boxes; the small |
things have baskets; and crayons,
Pictures and papers go into box
with a cover. All of them fit into the
shelves; also the animals, dolls |
trunks, washtubs and many other
such things. The picture books have
compartment in the large book
case. "A place for everything and
everything in its pla ce,'' when little
folks have finished playing, makes a
good rule.
One day when my child was not at
home, little girl came in for visit.
I took her into the playroom and
left her there very happy. After a
short time she went home. When l
returned to the playroom found
everything so sea tered over the floor
that there was hardly room to walk.
The next time the little girl came,
had a talk with her have made it
a rule, and it is hard rule to keep,
for some mothers ale offended, that
If child will not help put away the
toys carefully when he Is ready to
go home, then he cannot come back
to play with that toy again until he
Is ready to do what ask. My little
girl was playing at neighbours a
few days later. When It was time
10 come home I went for her. The
children were cutting out pictures
and had made a dreadful mem on
The table, chairs and floor told my
title girl to help pick them up before
putting on her things. The mother
said, "Oh. that's all right, Sadie new
Or picks up scraps; I do chat. So
lont make your little girl do IT," And
ny child smiled and calmly said,
It's all right, Mother, don't have
% pick up here" Then told the
mother about my rule and explained
hat it wasn't mere crankiness OF
vt 1,v,k 1ncdiv tn frv,, rood
habits in the children and to develop
character.
All children are naughty at times
md 1t is so hard to know how to
leal justly with them One day
when I was very busy my little girl
,ame in from playing in the garden.
suppose she was tired and hungry,
,ut she did not herself know what
was the matter. The began to try a
new kind of naughtiness, lying down
IN the floor, kicking and screaming
and saying naughty things to me-
was amazed, and quite puzzled as to
how to treat such proceeding At
1rst ignored her, but she kept it UP.
asked few questions in a kindly
way, but that seemed to fan the
fame. was busy, in hurry. warm
and tired and began to get very an
cry. Nevertheless ] realized that if
could not control my temper,
could not expect 5-year-old child to
10 So So / pondered over what to
10. Finally l went and picked her
Up and carried her to chair where
we both sat, or topped down, as it
was no easy task carrying a kicking,
crying mass OF humanity. l never
said word, but rocked her quietly
After a little while she stopped, and
began to sing softly. She almost
went to sleep. Then I knew she was
over4tired and I was so thankful that
had not INDUCED my own temper in
any way. After short time we had
lunch and then she went to bed for
her afternoon nap She slept hours,
the wass ed energy and her
nerves in blessed sleep. She was
never tried that !, ick again