Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13

There are all too many adults who
admit an inability to enjoy breakfast.
mo, can't touch bite before IL" or
Anything but coffee makes me sick in
the morning" are common enough ex-
+ cuses.
such an obviously abnormal condition
could not come about except through
years of habit, for the small baby has
no trouble eating as soon as he awakens,
and the pre-school child 1s usually
eIannorous for his breakfast.
It is the child Of school age who sud-
denly develops an aversion to eating,
and this habit. fostered for years, makes
food In the morning diStaSteful to him,
50 that no amount of coaxing can make
him want or appreciate breakfast
The necessity for good and nourish-
ing food in the morning after an all
nights fast is so apparent that one need
not stress the subject. The real problem
is to get the child to eat the food tina.
the mother is all too anxious he should
eat.
One mother admitted that her boy
drank four cups OF coffee for breakfast
and then wanted only piece OF bread
and q cup of coffee for lunch. She
then proceeded to fill pages with the
boys numerous nervous habits, and evil
IDENTIFY saw no connection between his
cups of stimulating but non -nourish-
ing drinks and his highly nervous con-
dition.
school work can't be done on the
nerves without detriment to the child
and the mother is JUSTIFIED IN keeping
a child at home from school rather than
sending him of inadequately nourished
for the tasks ahead of him.
& Children react in typical manner to
most situations and going to school fol
the nervous or conscientious child Is
often an upsetting matter. There i
the all-important duty of getting there
on time, and if there are neighboA chill
dren who walk past the window, or
neighbor child who comes In on the way
to take the child to school, he can't be
held with iron bands even II only hall
the breakfast has been consumed.
II IL better to eliminate every possible
reason for the child being nervous
about going to school, so that he car
& devote himself to the serious business Of
eating.
Get him up in plenty Of time If the
child rises at z he should be dressed by
7:30, be through breakfast by 10 min
utes Of and have from then until S;3(
for the last-minute ceremonies. If II
takes longer than one-half hour u
reach school, and it shouldn't in city
communities, then allow for this.
The slow dresser and slow eater are
the despair of the mother. Now hurry
dear, it's almost g." or 30" and 81
on and on, while the laggard continue!
to dawdle and dream, knowing wei
that he can depend upon his mother t.
give him the last-minute warning which
he will have to heed.
From the time the child is old enough
30 tell time, which with most children
between 8 and years, he Is likewise oil
enough to do his own clock watching
The more responsibility the mothe
shoulders the more he will slough OF
until his dressing and eating becom
an every mornings task which she ha
to spur on by her warnings of hurry
hurry"
Let the child go his own pace for
4 few mornings and discover to his dis
comfture that he is late. Take hi
\ teacher into your confidence. and he
words OF disapproval and the disap
rointment of the pupils who have
record for non-tardiness to uphold vii
40 more than hours of talking.
Arrange for the unexpected detail
that always clutter up all plan
~ laying out the ehilds clothes tn