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A Doctor Says Encouragement May Help More Than Purnishment By DOROTHY V. WHIPPLE, M.D. Dear Dr. Whipple: We have two children, a daughter aged HVz years and a son aged 'years. Our son Frank entered school when he was five and his teachers have all found him hard to man age. He is very stubborn, but up until two years ago he was quite smart in school. Now his teacher writes me that neither his behav ior nor his school work has im proved so far this year. We have taken away TV and given him extra homework. We have to be very strict with him at all times. Tonight I found his arm cover ed with inked cartoons he said he had done during class. He is al ways resorting to lies and tricks. His music teacher says he is brilliant in music. Here he is not inattentive. For his music he would go without almost anything. We have threatened to take away the music if his schoolwork doesn't improve. Are we right ? Are we wrong ? He is not a bad boy but he defi nitely needs something that he is not getting . . . Mrs. F. D. N. * * * Dear Mrs. F. D. N.: First take Frank to your doctor for a thor ough check-up. Could his inatten tion in school be due to failure to see the backboard clearly ? Maybe he doesn’t hear as well as he should. Maybe he is tired or may be there is some other physical reason for his lack of interest in school work. Since there was some possibility of injury at birth with Frank, ask your doctor to arrange a consulta tion with a neurologist; Some times a brain-injured child will show aggressive, destructive and bizarre behavior. If no physical defect can be found, the next step is an evalua tion of Frank’s mental capacities. Maybe he belongs in the second or third grade instead of the fourth. If he cannot understand what’s go ing on in school, of course he won’t pay attention. He will be quite bored and will resort to all sorts of troublesome behavior to keep himself occupied. If Frank should prove to be a little slow you must ease up on your requirements of him and let him learn at his own rate. If Frank’s I. Q. is up to average then we probably have primarily an emotional problem on our hands. How often do you compare Frank to his sister and urge him to be like her. This just confirms his feeling that you love her more than you love him. He may feel he never can succeed in doing any thing that’s approved of, so it’s not worth trying. Should these be the reasons for Frank's bad behavior wnat that youngster needs is a campaign on nis parents’ part to make him feel loved and wanted for what he is now. As soon as he can feel sure of his parents’ love, he will no longer need his bad behavior and it will slowly drop away. Under no circumstances ever take away his music. It’s the one place he does have some sense of comp etency. Begin your campaign by admiring his music, by showing interest in what he enjoys. Don t urge him on to better and better performances. Accept him — like him and his work right here and now. His feeling of pleasure in your approval is the real stimulus to make him want to do more and better things. When a child wants to learn we can feel he is becom ing educated in the best sense of the word. The same with other phases of his education. Stop punishing (which you admit yourself is not producing the desired results), show an interest in what he can do. Let him feel you love the lit tle boy he is right now. I am sure you do love him, but I’m not at all sure he knows it. BRUNSWICK BOWLING BAGS AND SHOES STUDENT CO-OP EYES EXAMINED GLASSES PRESCRIBED DR. E. LUDEMANN DR. G. A. SMITH OPTOMETRISTS • BRYAN OPTICAL CLINIC Dial TA 2-3557 (Next to Lewis Shoe Store) MWIHIBB—MB 105 N. Main Bryan, Texas Ojnu,, ({oeMtfc xfcc" You feel so new and fresh and good — all over — when you pause for Coca-Cola. It’s sparkling with quick refreshment. . . and it’s so pure and wholesome — naturally friendly to your figure. 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PEACHY LEMON PIE Quick to make, with a tasty combination of flavors. 1 No. 2% can peach slices 3 tablespoons lemon juice 3 eggs 2 tablespoons melted butter 1 cup sugar or margarine 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind pastry for single 9-inch crust Drain peaches thoroughly. Beat eggs lightly, add sugar and mix well. Blend in lemon rind, juice and butter. Line 9-inch pie pan with pastry, making high fluted rim. Turn in well-drained peaches and pour lemon mixture over them. Bake in moderately hot oven (375 degrees) until set, about 40 minutes. Cool thoroughly before cutting. CHILI An old stand-by, and wonderful these coolish days. 4 tablespoons bacon grease 1 tablespoon salt 1 large onion chili powder to taste 1 pound ground round steak 1 or 2 quarts of boiling water 1 large can tomatoes 1 cup dried pinto beans, cooked Brown onion, sliced, in hot fat. Add meat and brown. Stir in tomatoes, salt, chili powder, and water. Cook slowly at least an hour, then add beans an?i continue cooking 30 minutes. Long, slow cooking improves the flavor. SHELL MACARONI SALAD This serves well as a main luncheon or supper dish. 1 package shell macaroni 2 tomatoes 2 hard boiled eggs I small can pimento 2 large pickles 2 small apples 1 small onion few stalks celery salt and pepper to taste parsley Cook macaroni until tender; drain and rinse with cold water. Cut other ingredients fine and add to cooked macaroni, mixing well with mayonnaise. Add juice of one lemon. The Battalion .... College Station (Brazos County), Texas Thursday October 25, 1956 PAGE 7 Pattern Saves Fitting Time By DOROTHY ROE Associated Press Women’s Editor Women who sew know that fit ting is the most important single factor in making a dress. But pat tern alterations, endless dressing and undressing for try-ons, pin ning, basting, stitching, ripping and re-stitching can be discourag ing for even an experienced home seamstress. 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