Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-31
ct,ILp TRAINING AT HOME
By Mrs. Chas. Robbins

Is there anyone more unwelcome in
any group anywhere than the child VINO
mas been Spoiled Time after time
have I heard a mother remark. We'll,
you know how spoiled he is She acts
as though this would forgive his mis-
demeanors The failure to do her duty Is
explained by adding that his grandmother
or aunt will let him do such things.
Mothers you try to believe that Is so.
but deep down in your hearts, you &C
knowledge that the failure in tra.nans
points only one way. and that is TO you
If YOU persist in training Systematically
our child will show good results. My boy
would have been hopelessly spoiled ha1
allowed either grandmother to DO as
she wished In fact both objected II ]
permitted my baby TO cry. Later on they
COMMUNICATED me on my well trained
baby. Why? Because he was Unspc1eds
healthy and Iovable.
That brings US to an important roint IN
the training of chilCren. The most beau
tiful child in the world can be so reared,
through neglect of his parents to direct
the small acts of childhood that ne De-
comes uilikable Now we know the
child is not 10 blame. The moulding o.
every baby boy to manhood; and every
baby girl TO womanhood is absolutely IN
the hands of the parents at the start. II
we come TO this realization il is not OF
fcult 20 understand how important
fector training in the right direction can
become. I might add that shis is one
of the biggest aims Of kindergaTtens. ths
directing ard starting OF ne childs naoits
in life in the best way
One often hears some mother relating
to friend a cute remark made by her
child or telling of some act. while the
child listens intentiy even smiling with
strf satisfaction at this repetition OF his
smartness.
The child you may well know is I'M
dressed. The act result of having him
hear of his brights is this; just as soon
as a child begins to think those things
arc cut he gets an exalted feeling that
thew are the means by which he gets no.
tice. Then Re loses the Meet innocent
WAYS of a child and becomes self-con-
scious.
one little boy I know is giving the
teachers in school a troublesome time and
the mother declares she is unable 10
change him. When he was a baby he
was bright and attractive, naturally he
was bright and attractive, naturally I'M
itating little things his parents did
If he heard his father swear occasion
ally or heard slang expression he re
reated it, much TO the amusement II his
audience They led him on and entertain
ed friends showing him off, but now the
parents are suffering. The child is not
wanted anywhere and groves nuisance
To laugh nj or ridicule child when he
asks some question innocently. even
though it may be amusing, is a crime
Your laugh, if he has asked some queeI
thing turns his grave thoughts aside as
worthless. Such things may seem trivia
to YOU. mothers, but TO him they ar;
: Ian small lessons leading on to bigger
ones in his steps of progress
, Try to think as your child thinks AM
+ try to see what has pron9sed his action
t This will hep greatly in sowing many per
picking problems. Very. very often h-
has a motive which can he 6iscoverei
7 II you watch carefully. Does il seem 6
1 | a big task mothers? 1t is but there IS n.
/ greater happiness for us than the Know
ledge that we have done our best. II w
have the best results will in all I,roDa
hflity follow, and our children will b.
= as we want them to be- icNable and hap
Try; and the spoiled. child Will nevei
be among rs