The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-15
Advise Your
Tot Cop Is
His Friend
The Old Cop was resting before

Inc Ola Cop was resting before
rolIcall at police headquarters.
He was laxative, and he was sure
Of his talk.
THE kids are not scared Of us like
they used to be. Now, my beats
down near a school and l guess
have at least so per cent more Of
them come up to me and take my
hand or talk to me than l did
twenty years ago.
Why, it Ted to be they'd shy at
me like I was a poisoned pup.
What's the reason?"
The question soaked in, and the
answer was found in the child
hygiene division Of the Indiana
state board Of health, from city
health officers, and mothers, and
doctors.
No Longer Fear Cop
Children no longer are afraid of
policemen.
The man with a nightstick has
ceased, for the most part, to be the
bogeyman Of their dreams, who'll
get them if they don't watch out
In fact, the policeman, as a fetish
of fear for the adolescents, went out
shortly after COLLINS lost caste as
producers of good behaviorism.
Mothers, officials of the state
health board say, are taking to
heart the bureaus parental instruc-
tions not to scare children with,
The policeman will get you if you
are not quiet"
Doctors Of the city do their own
bit of missionary work in eradicat-
ing these fears by calling parents to
account for such statements as, The
doctor cuts the fingers off little boys
who touch things
They're His Friends
The old wheeze about the rag
man will take you away in his big
bag if you don't behave" has been
revamped into making the iceman
and his dripping tongs the villain,
but even the iceman is getting a
break in favor of a life of puritani-
cal motives.
The hygiene divisions bulletin on
child management warns against
making children afraid of people
who are his friends.
He soon will learn that what you
say is not true and he will not trust
you. Teach him to know that the
doctor always wants to make him
feel better, the policeman will help
him to cross the street. the bulletin
says.
And just to round out the bulletin
there's Ten Commandments given
parents on how to teach their chill
dren to be naughty"
Is 1t Your Fault?
l. Is your child naughty selfish, /
or does he show off? Perhaps you
have made him like this.
2. Are you nicer to one child than
to another?
3. DO you try to make children
do things that are not important,
just to show that you are the boss?
4. DO you laugh at your child .
sometimes when he is naughty and |
sometimes when he is good? How .
will he know which thing to do to
please you?
5. DO you punish your children
when you are angry? That makes
them angry, too They will do still |
naughtier things.
g. Do you punish too hard? If /
you do, the children will lie, to get
out of being punished.
Do Your Part
7. Do you leave things around /
that children want to have? You
make it easy for them to take them
and to do wrong
8. DO you always speak and act .
the truth? Or do you have your
son answer the phone when a friend
calls to take you to a movie and do
you have him say, Mama has a
headache when in reality you're
not i'll.
g. Does your child whine and cry
at bedtime? Perhaps you have been
putting him to bed in the daytime
for punishment or have let him STAY
up late to see visitors.
10. Are you letting your child grow
up independent, or are you trying
to keep him baby? Children want |
to do things for themselves. Some
parents do not stop to think that |
their child is trying to help.
Parents see only the broken cup
or spilled pitcher. Then they scold |
and make him stop. Later, when
you want him to help, he will be
selfish and lazy.