Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
| HOME EDUCATION
"The Child's First School is the
FdmiIy"-FRoEBEL
Issued by the National Kindergarten
Association. West 10th Street,
New York City
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THERE is A SAFE WAY OUT

Laura Gray
Chief Nickson hung up the receiv-
er in the police station, and as he
reached for his cap he addressed his
tall companion. Get your coat, Bill
Central says there's kid yelling its
head off in a house on Yates street.
The city streets were cold and
deserted-it was four in the morn
ing. They had to break into the little
gray bungalow; no one was there ex-
cept a very little child.
Don't cry, Sonny, we've come to
take care Of" said Nickson. Every
thing is going to be all right" The
Chief lifted the curly-haired toddler
from the hall floor. Being a family
man himself, he understood some
thing about children. Whats your
name" He sat down with the child.
"Tod," with an effort to stop cry
ing.
How old are you, Tod?"
This question struck happy note.
The little one sat up. "Four-I had n
cake!"
Why, that was fine!" smiled the
officer. Now. tell me where Mother
is"
The blue eyes brimmed once more,
"Gone! Daddy not on the phOne!"
the baby pointed to the swinging re-
ceiyer, and began crying again.
Come along with us, we'll take
care of you until Mother comes home.
Bill, you leave a note for the par
ents." Nickson wrapped blanket
around the little one and started
back to the police station.
Two hours later the young par
ents-scarcely more than boy and
girl-called for the child.
They'd been to a dance. Usually
the baby slept all night. Something
must have alarmed him. Yes, he
often talked to his daddy over the
phone. The little fellow must have
been frightened when he heard Cen
trails voice instead of his fathers.
The above story appeared in one of
our daily newspapers.
For most young parents, the new
er-a-night-off care of the children Is
a very real problem. To be obliged
to stay at home night after night
continuously, is deadening; to pay
someone to sit in the house-in ad-
dition to the price of the entertain
ment-is too expensive, or SO IL
seems.
Perhaps that is the wiring way of
locking at. the matter. We don't
grudge paying the telephone bill, the
light bill, OF, any of the other charges
that are part of living. Suppose we
lay aside fifty cents a week-almost
any high school girl will stay in the
house one evening for that-and
count it part Of the expense of bring
ing up children, not add 1t to the cost
of the outing. Then it would be no
harder to pay than the telephone
bill
But if this is utterly impossible,
then surely some neighbor will be
glad to bring her knitting and stay |
in your house while you are out, in
return for the same service from one
OF you. But whatever happens, par
ents must go out together occasion
ally, and little children must not be
left in the house alone.
Now that my own children arc al
most grown up, look back wistful-
ly. How often their father and gave
up the pleasure of an evening ont
together! wish we hadn't now.
Surely the money might have been
'ound. II we'd thought 1t necessary.
Going out is good for MS. It's good,
90. for the growing family. for par
snts in touch with the outer world
ire in a better position TO guide their
children. No workman can do his
lest work when he is on the job
hours a day-day In and
lay out. No one but mother would
ry!
Taking Baby along TO the party,
ven though II be at friends house i
3 not satisfactory. He sleeps poorly
n q strange bed, aud IL is not good /
Or him TO be awakened and taken
ONE In the nighttime. II is much {
ettcr to get someone to stay with
i'm. But. In any case-DON 7 |
,EAVE A LITTLE CHILD ALONE '
n TIE HOUSE. II