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have taught me. All during my boyhood, I’ve felt uncomfortable and insecure because 1 knew you expected me never to, fight. I'm not gs strong a person as 1 would have been had 1 been free to defend myself.”
Although we may not prohibit our children from fighting, we do want them to realise that most difficulties can be settled without recourse to fighting. Sometimes we can act as arbiter in a situation in which one person feels he is not being treated fairly. (But let us guard against making “tattle-tales” out of our children.
We can suggest compromises that may be made. We can emphasize good sports-manship and the importance of taking turns. We can 'help them realize that sometimes those who harm them do so because they do not know any better, or because they have never had a chance to learn how to get along.with others. With these, let them experiment in returning good for evil and note the effect it has on the other fellow.
Note that whereas not fighting because of fear indicates weakness of character, refusing to fight because of a desire to settle a dispute more intelligently indicates strength.
“Johimy Does It . .
Often when I reprove my title boy for some act he will retort, “Johnny does it, and I don't see why I can’t!*’ How can I help him overcome little faults without his feeling that l am unfair and “different from other mothertT?
You scarcely can expect your son to rejoice when you reprove him and it
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