The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-22
CHILD TRAINING
IN THE HOME
BEADING TO CHILDREN
a. Katherine Beaba.l

have been watching two groaps
l ~ little chsldren A. PLAY. Ome gronp
spends most ~ ita time trunding them
selves and each ether up and down the
Sidewalk in various sorts - vehiclea
kidaie cars. tFicycles, toy automobiles
and wagons. n gazing g the traffic
and various happenings - the street.
Ia going 20 the store Tor candy. and
now and again chasing each other
about The other group j. always en-
ergeueaily playing something" lively
outdoor games and dramatic repre-
sentatlona ~ Indians. Fire Depart
ments. Red Cross Frst Aid. giants.
farmers, explorers builderA There
and endless other Initiative plays al
have their turn.
Why should the little boy q The
first group sit dEcariiy on the door
steps when left Go himself. apparently
waiting for something or s0msb body 20
come along and entertain him3 why
should the little Rlrl u the second
group sit under a illac bush holding IN
her hand a switch tipped with a yellow
dar delion head. and. ike a dainty
Fairy Queen touch everything nearby
with her magic. goid-tippea wand. 50
absorbed ia her imaginative play that
she q entirely obliyious 81 passeraby7
The answer IL easy. one child has
an undeveioped Imagination. ana the
Other 9 mind 50 fuu o. pictures that
she has uufalling resources Tor al un-
occupied hours u moments.
Without knowing The exact circum-
stances. can bee reasonably sure that
she and the other children q The aoc-
ond group have parents who make =
practice - reading 10 them. They are
probably quite a. busy a. those fathers
and mothers who would lake TO read 4
% the children bur somehow never
have time. who recognise the import 4
ance - education by means 81 books. 4
bat who are unwilling % sacrifice in
cilnaiion Ia order 30 give time 90 their
children; who know fun wel that the
early years are the Impressions le
ones hut iot the golden opportunities
and psychological moments drift away
Those parents rs whom my little 4
Fairy Queen belongs finds the time.
make the necessary Bacrffices, and live 4
up 70 their privileges % cnriching
their childrcn's Imagination and culti- 4
waiting a habit that means endless Joy
and future opportunity Tor nelf-oduca-
ton % the best possible sort
Let me urge you parents who read
these lines. 20 make a practice o. read
Ing to your children every day 81
their lives until they are able 20 do =
Tor themselves The librarian Of any
public library viii gladly select and
furnish Tie books you need. Your ef-
Tort and sacrifice viii be repaid an
hundred fold IN the happy home hours
which your children viii never forget
~ q wealth ~ play material for tha
time they must fin BY themselves and
IN "A mental equipment FOR later years
whose value cannot ba overeatinated.
The following books arr favoritea with
children. Aesop's Fabbios. Jacobs edi-
ton. published BY the Macmillan Co.
n. n. city. Grimm's FAIRY Tales. Luz
cas- translation. published by p. LID.
poncott Phil. Ia. Wonder Book. by
". Hawthorne. published by Houah-
ton Aiffiin Co, Boston Mass. wild
Animals ] have known. by T.. 7. seton.
published by o. scrlhner'a sons n
y. city. a Chtlda Garden Of Verses
by r. L. Stevenson. published by Z
scFibner's sons. 81. 4. Citys just So
Stories. BY Rndyard kipling. published
by Doubleday Page a Co. 81 S. city.
The Water Babies. hv Chas Kings
ley, published by Dodd. Mead q Co.
y. Y Cityi Uncle Remus. IIis songs
and Hla Sayings. - Joel Chandler
Harris. published BY - Appleton a
Co. n. 4. City, Alice "a Wonderland
and Through the Looking Glass BY
Leafs Carroll. published IS the Mac
MILAN Co. n. Y. city. Robinson Cruz
soc. by Daniel Defoe. published hy
Harper f3rus, -. y. City. Tnlcs
from shakespcaro BY Charles and
Mary Lamb. published by {. scrlh- I,
ner's sons " ". CITY.