Evening star., 1952-01-08
Readers Clearing House
Conducted BY BETSY cAsWELL
sPANKINa cHrrnREN.

NIX AAN1AA4N6 A11AA4J6tENs
From Mrs. W. P. S.. Gainesuille.)
just read Mrs. F. LIS request
for opinions on spanking children.
On the opposite page the same
evening in the column of DR.. Pope
noe was the following: In the
first lace, children don't need
any eat amount Of spanking,
and If the parents haven't learned
any better way of handling them
they need to read some of the
modern books and pamphlets on
the subject"
On the other hand. some weeks
back In Golfers magazine there
was an editorial entitled Back to
the Hairbrush." ! didn't get to
read the article and would appre-
ciate some reader letting me know
what issue it was in. Judging
from the response it received from
renowned educators all over the
country it must have made sense,
and they were unanimous in their
agreement that we need more
hairbrushes applied to small bot
toms and less psychology applied
to small minds.
At first glance it would seem
that the experts disagree. don't
think so. think the reason so
many Of them are advocating
.sback to the hairbrush" is because
all parents can use q hairbrush
effectively while not all of us have
the patience or the education to
exercise the proper psychological
discipline. For several years we
have been told not to spank, so We
don't, but we don't take the time
to learn to discipline through psy-
chology. The result has been that
too many children have grown up
without any discipline at all. Let's
say any kind Of discipline is better
than no discipline. Use psychology
lit you can and the hairbrush II
you must.
| I have too many children to be
an expert. Each one is different.
For one child spanking is the most
effective form of punishment for
another a word of rebuff stings
much harder than the strap. For
all Of them there "are times when
only a spanking brings results. To
IparaphaSe Honest Abe: You can
spank some Of the children all the
time and all of the children some
OF the time, but you can't spank
all Of the children all of the time"
The parent who relies solely on
the strap to discipline his children
is making a mistake. When they
are too old to spank the parent is
usually too old to learn any other
form Of discipline, and he will
find himself with no effective
method. One thing I know-it's a
lot harder on the child to have
daddy spank while mother pleads
with him not to, than it is to have
mamma grin and bear it. II you
don't approve of the spanking,
discuss the pros and cons but not
within earshot of the child. He'll
remember the parents discussion
long after he's forgotten the
spanking. As Dorothy Dix SO sage
ly put it. Remember your quar-
rels are not parlor game, they're
a crime against your children"
i 4 \ + \
TRAVEL WITH CAT.
From Mrs. L. A. D., Alexandria,
+ I have Travelled many places
with my pet cat and ! will be
delighted to tell you how to do
lit well. One time I got a week.
Iend suitcase and had a piece cut
lout Of the side and screen wire
placed over the portion cut out,
like little window. Kitty loved
lit. I placed oil cloth ON the floor
of the suitcase, and then we were
able to carry it right into the
hotels.
] A cat will cry for awhile but
pay no attention to this. It is
unnecessary to feed the cat until
you stop for the night as they
will not be interested in food.
Cats are very nervous in new
surroundings.
This past year Kitty grew to
be too large for the suitcase so
we bought large picnic basket
for her and she is delighted with
it. Never let a cat loose in a
hotel room or unlocked in any
container. To avoid this had a
carpenter put a hook on the side
of the basket and we got small
paddock for 1t.
I carry q can opener to open
| a can Of food or milk. I never
let her loose in the car. She is
put into her travelling container
and there she stays until we stop
for the night. Here's hoping you
and kitty have a nice trip.
X X y
TIPSY PUDDING?
/ from Mrs. G. N. w., Chevy
/ Chase