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Life in the making: 335 total pages.

her pretty bric-a-brac since baby came? Whenever a group of people are trying to live together there is need for consideration of the rights of one another. This rule applies to children as well as to adults. There are some things belonging to the adults which must not be destroyed no matter how much baby needs opportunity for manipula­tion. A child of ten months was creeping around when she was attracted by her grandmother's sew­ing basket. Immediately she turned and reached out toward it. In another minute she would have been reveling in that basket, much to the damage of the contents. But a voice roused her. "No, no, Margaret!" Margaret paused, looked at her grand-mother and then at the basket. She knew well what grandmother's "No, no," meant, and very wisely she turned aside to find something else to play with. It is hardly fair, however, and quite unwise to be always saying, "No, no." Whenever a pleasure INFANCY 23 has to be denied it is advisable to try at once to provide something to take its place. Then, too, the child must

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