The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-06-27
MveniIe Court Problems
BY PAUL AHLES
Judge Of Probate and Juvenile Court.

By PAUL AHLES
Judge Of Probate and Juvenile Court
THE GROWING CHILD
. From the time child is born until it becomes adult
1t undergoes many changes both in mind
of five acts plays and thinks different child of eight
that parents know about these
changes Failure to understand child when going through
children before the Juvenile any other cause
PHYSICAL GROWTH OF THE CHILD
chick Immediately after born about drinks
% eats and in all respects acts much as adult chicken
But it always remains chicken It different with human
beings Helpless child may be at BIRTH it destined
to outsp all animal creation and to become the master of
The cycles physical growth are most inter-
times and slower at other times. BY the year
has made much growth it will during the
1t enters into period of growth that is phenomenal Legs
Of these members This heno% h IN the use
about 10 years when shades rapid growth
has doubled in height the has hree
fold the length OF the arms has increased ourod and the
Much good results from present child health clinics,
from the talks given to parents and teachers by physicians
health problems They and school do much to
promote good health in children.
GOOD HOME
We have spoken of and given examples of homes that
views they adopt To
of home taking middle course between the two extremes
Some taught country school and boarded
at farm house near the school The family consisted of
middle aged father and mother five children
in age from seven to about twenty-five years.
THE atmosphere of this home
at at all times There sound religious atmosphere
in this home Prayers said retiring getting up
Prayers said before
"The language used in the home decent.
You never heard any cursing. There
any kind There idle gossip about other people
any slanderous talk about the neighbors.
Discipline automatic Little communicating
heard To do things at given times and certain
any finding Everyone seemed to know
what was expected of him and did his work cheeruly All
There feeling of equality in the family. News.
current events farm problems discussed and all
tcpaed Yet the position Of the father mother
not overlooked They considered the
assertion Of superiority on the one hand nor was there an
ntimaon the part of the children that the
outmoded.
When visitors came the children promenaded
before them in manner to develop feeling Of pride and
not heard practced though to the extent
them from any participation in the conversations that took
place.
While there apparently nothing extraordinary in
this family yet if compared with families then
and stands ideal institution rearing
of good children have read books in which the authors
brought tears to NV ewes But all of these scenes have d
into hazy memory, while the home which I
remains clear beautiful picture in my recollection"
THE CEILD'S HEALTH
To illustrate how bad health physical defects may
affect chlds behavior, permit just one example
County Superintendent of Schools relates the fol-
Andrew was a rural school pupil ten years age
noticed that he nattentve restless and
behavior approached the boy and looking him
noticed the peculiar of his asked him
whether his bothered him. and he told that they did,
that they hurt him much and that he could the writ
ing the blackboard and that he had frequent
II discussed the with the teacher who informed
that Andrew living with foster parents who had
him from orphanage That he causing his parents
and the teacher much trouble That he not making the
desired school She thought he smart enough
and could get along well If he would only apply himself
I'VE tried out his ability best could and found
that the boy nearsighted wrote to the parents
and asked them to get glasses for Andrew The teacher
sometime thereafter informed that Andrew had been fit
ted with glasses That Immediately he had changed
the better That he then doing good work in school,
longer behaved and got along beautifully in school
and at home"
We sometimes hear said that is better to raise
healthy child than number of children with
normal health If by this is intended to the idea
that is easier to raise healthy children where there
two in the family than in where there
the correctness of the claim might be successfully challenged
certain doctor examined 1000 children from homes where
there children found that SO
of these normal He the less healthy
children of the first too much pampering feeding
Of rich food) resulting in and indigestion
child of good sized family will rule also develop better
mentally, Of which in future reports