The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-11-09
THE Child WHO PoUrs


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a. TIE tendency 70 remain suileu and
disaEresabie may easily become a
life time habit known a. q bad dis
position"
There is the little fellow VINO pOuts
when he takes 3 notion that he does
not want oatmeal for breakfast. and
the young miss who purses up her
lips when her mother decides il is
not best for her to wear 3 certain
fr0ck she fancief. When one knows
the direct cause OF a pout, it is COM
paratively easy 20 deal with. But
with children. the bad hum0r may
really 20 farther back than what APP
pears 10 BE- the within Of the moment
f IL IL because children are made more
sullen. bitter. OF deceitful b. unjust
/ punishment that one must b. careful
20 understand the real cause OF a
pout With children there is such a
difference in personalities. just as
much as with grown-ups. that one
must study this also. II one Is TO cure
the pouting habit successfully. And
some children have faneies and
moods that are much more difficult
TO adjust than the safety pin that
caused baby's pout.
Some children. indeed. Of change
able disposition. pout often at trivial
things, plainly the displeasure OF the
Immediate moment. While children
of deep natures. sensitive at unsus-
pected spots. will be down in the
mouth" for some hurt or disappoint-
ment. quite unperceiyed BY those
who did not happen 10 be present
when the stab came. Boys, especially
being slow TO eonfide their little re-
bluffs to anyone through sheer mas
culine pride, will be out Of humor at
seemingly ridiculous or unreasonable
things. when something underneath,
that they are ashamed to confess,
rankles.
Young children, too, of sensitive
natures will pout in company out Of
pure difidence. The writer knows a
boy OF three. who invariably pouts
and hangs his little head In company
until his older brothers and sisters
have ceased TO notice him, when he
becomes less self conscious and the
pout disappears Another boy, the
most sensitive OF three brothers, de-
veloped a pout through self defence! /
As he was less aggressive naturally /
than his two other brothers, they
took advantage of it and gave him !,
the worst Of il at every opportunity
The consequence was that not being
a fighter he developed a chronic pout
that the family for a long period I
termed a crouch. II kept every
one from teasing him. The sullen
looks made them leave him alone. II (
was only when a discerning grandma \
visited the family that she suggested
the real cause of the pouts TO the
family And sure enough when the
1ther brothers were carefully pre-
vented from annoying the child he
nellowed upl
SO TO cure the pout effectually, one
must consider the cause before apply
ng a remedy.
a boy OF most any age can under
stand the appeal ito be a good sport"
md mot to whimper, when you're a
oser." II can be urged on almost
my occasion to prevent pouts that
,ome from disappointment, thwart-
d appetite or failure to win in a
game.
Ignoring the pout is tactful
method with a certain type of child.
The kind that has temperament
owes to have his emotions noticed
md catered to. So utterly ignoring
hese pouts is the best way TO dis
courage the child from trying them
gain.