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Life in the making: 335 total pages.

have some possessions which are his to use as he chooses. Strong toys are needed with which he can experiment. While it is not desirable to have the front porch strewn with gravel, it is surely possible to have some place in every home where the children may play as they feel inclined. A place of their own to play in, where there is nothing they can harm or spoil, toys of their own to do as they choose with-these will be a fair re-turn for any pleasures which have to be denied. Have you ever seen a child of two or three who was "showing off"? Did you realize that the show­ing off was as much the fault of the audience as of the actor? Young children are very susceptible to the approval and disapproval of older people. When Frances was three she was the pet of all the older girls in Sunday school. After school was over she usually found herself the center of an adoring group. In her efforts to win their applause she frequently said and did very foolish things. So strong was her desire for their approval that as long as any of then laughed at her foolishness her mother could not get her to cease.

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