The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-03-28
DEVELOPING GOOD JUDO
MENT IN CHILDREN

MuCi VI the lneIIlClenCy through
out the business world today is di-
rectly due to the lack of proper train
ing in the home. No business sys-
item or course in craftsmanship and
technique han ever quite overcome
the habit and mind development ac-
quired while the individual was pass
ing through the childhood and the
most impressionable years of his ex-
istence.
On Monday morning | discovered
that was out of laundry soap be-
cause Jennie, our laundress, had not
reported the fact before she left the
previous week. There was Just time
for Robert to go to the store before
school. Get five bars of M. B. Laun-
dry SOAP" told him as he started
off. Meanwhile Jennie sat around
waiting, all because she hadn't told
me about the empty soap box the
week before. However, while this
fact is not exactly the point am ma
king in this article, yet nevertheless
it proves that Jennie had not been
taught to use her judgment when she
was small.
But to go back to Robert. In the
course of time he appeared in the
kitchen with empty hands. had
told him to get M. B. Laundry Soap
but the store had none, and although
the grocer wanted him to bring the
next best he decided not to spend his
money for some thing / hadn't told
him to get. Now Robert Is nine
years old, and he knew that the wash
ing could not begin until we had soap.
But there were only twenty minutes
between then and school time, so
dispatched Jennie herself for the
soap and used ten minutes in trying.
to impress upon Roberts when NOT
to conform to implicit obedience. |
showed him how, to reason that the
washing was soaking. And that there
wasn't any soap in the house. Jen-
ME was waiting. The clothes had to
be washed And to get them clean
we must have soap.
Now it would have been much cas-
Ter to have said, ooh, Robert, run a.
long. to school; you do use such poor
Judgment" But some day Robert is
going to work for an employer. And
that employer will not always be on
hand to tell him what to do when the
right kind of material is not avail
able. That employer will hire him
for that very purpose, namely to do
his thinking for him and take some OF
the responsibility of his department
We can't always get the kind of soap
we ask for in this world, and we must
make quick decisions and wise ones
in choosing the next best thing.
But l was rewarded the very next
week. The soap ordeal made its i'm
preston on Robert.
One evening Daddy" telephoned
out that he was bringing. home a
guest for supper My first thought
was, mo bread" So sent Robert to
the store for two loaves of bread.
But 1t was late in the day, and the
store had nothing left but graham
bread. Robert walked out and star
ted home, then he Enthusiastically
reflected-as l had suggested to him.
There was no bread in the house. A
guest was due. Something In the ma
ture of bread for food was necessary.
So he returened to the store and said
he would take the graham bread
Two loves?" asked the grocer. A.
gain Robert used his brains. Our
family does not care for graham
bread. So we would not want any
left over for the next day, and he
came home with one loaf. was so
pleased could have Rugged him with
for Joy If hadn't been in such a
uAOouhh hUAy W bOs nasty Aooa !
prepared. But the next day had
nice talk with Robert. and found
that he had reasoned about the bread
question just as have indicated a.
bove, and he said. Mother. would
have come home without ANY bread |
and the store would have been closed
before you could have sent me back.
IF 1T HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE
SOAP"
How did feel repaid for taking
that few minutes on busy Monday
to explain How To Use
Good Judgment
Mothers and teachers can recall In
stance after Instance similar to the
two mentioned when child had 10
make an independent decision. II
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