The voice. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1946-195?, June 26, 1947, Page Four, Image 4

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    Our Children
By Mrs. W. B. Davis
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Out of the Parent's Room by
Six Months if Possible
A child can sleep in a room by
himself from the time he is born
if convenient, as long as the par
ents are near enough to hear him
when he cries. If he starts with
his parents, six months is a good
age to move him. He has the
strength to take care of himself
pretty well, and he won’t have
set ideas yet about where he
wants to be. It is preferable that
he not sleep in his parent’s room
after he is about 12 months old.
Otherwise there is a chance that
he may become dependent on
this arrangement and be afraid
and unwilling to sleep anywhere
else. The older he is, the harder
it may be to move him.
The risk of a child’s becoming
dependent or upset if he continues
to sleep in the parents’ room is
not so great that the parents
should worry when no other
sleeping arrangement is possible.
Whether a child should sleep
in a room by himself or with
another child is largely a practical
matter. It’s fine for each to have
a room of his own, if that’s pos
sible, especially as he grows older,
where he can keep his own pos
sessions under control and have
privacy when he wants it. The
main disadvantage of two young
children in the same room is that
they are apt to wake each other
up at the wrong times.
Sometimes, when a small child
is going through a period of wak
ing up frightened at night—Per
haps coming repeatedly into the
parents’ room, perhaps crying
persistently the parents take him
into bed with them so that they
can all get some sleep. This
seems like the most practical
thing to do at the time, but it
usually turns out to be a mistake
in the end. Even if the child’s
anxiety improves during the fol
lowing weeks, he is apt to cling
to the security of his parents’ bed.
In the long run, it’s more practical
for the parent of the frightened
child to bundle up in blankets
and sit by his bed, even for an
hour in the middle of the night
if necessary. I think it’s a sens
ible rule not to take a child into!
the parents’ bed for any reason
(even as a treat when the father
is away on a business trip.)
One trouble with being an in
experienced parent is that part
of the time you take the job so
seriously that you forget to enjoy
it. Then you and the baby are
both missing something.
Naturally I don’t mean you
should be talking a blue streak
at him all the time he’s awake,
or constantly joggling him, or
tickling him. This would tire him
out, and in the long run would
make him tense. You can be
quiet niry-tenths of the time you
are with him. It’s the gentle,
easygoing kind of companionship
that’s good for him and good for
you. It’s the comfortable feeling
that goes into your arms when
you look at him and the gentle
tone in your voice.
Young babies begin waking
earlier at the end of the afternoon
and this is the time they usually
want more sociability. A few
prefer another time of day. You
don’t have to pick your baby up
just as soon as he wakes, but you
can talk to him when you pass
his crib. When he becomes rest
less you can put him on a bed or
sofa where he can see more of you
and the world. When he begins
to be bored and fussy, you can
pick him up and hold him until
you get ready to feed him.
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From My Chair
(Continued from page 2)
there are forces, created by man
which destroy their creator.
Which kind of force is the Ameri
can spirit going to be? We can
choose, all of us, for it is our
spirit that our country’s spirit
grows.
Scream, Eagle! Forward, Old
Glory! There’s still a good fight
to be fought .Still pioneer work
to do!
Your old friend “Red” the
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THE VOICE
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