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Febr~ary . 1, 1929 W.ILMBTTB ·L ·I ·F2 .l3 GIVE BENEFIT BRIDGE lFEAR IN CHILDREN IS The alumnae of Kappa Kappa sorority of Northwestern uni-. versity gave a benefit bridge party on TOPICS FOR MOTHERS Gamma Wednesday afternoon of this week in the .Evanston -Ceuntry club, . CARPETING Armstrones.Linoleum . Ewrg llw H.. for Floor ;, RUBBER Edna. Dean · aal(er Discusses Fear Mrs. George Falley was in generai Eradication and Means of charge of · arrangements, Mrs. John Scott was chairman of tickets and Mrs. I lneuleatins Caution . Methods of eradicating fear and means whereby due caution may be inculcated without arousing fear, were discussed by Miss Edna Dean Baker, president of the National Kindergarten and Elementary college, at a recent · meeting of one of the mothers' classes conducted by the college . . Many of the fears of childhood are contagious fears, caught through con tact with adults or other children. Some are disciplinary fears-fear of punishment inflicted without love, or fear aroused by threat3 made in order to secure obedience, or through overemphasis of danger in cases where caution is actually necessary. Other fears are the outgrowth of the child's imagination, fed perhaps on unwise and feanome sjories, and frequently the child's ignorance as to the real state of affairs results in groundless fears. In dealing with th ese fears, Miss Baker pointed out that it is important that the parent,or teacher try to eradicate the fear before it becomes a permanent reaction to a given situation. "Be careful never to try to efface them through the use of ridicule or by making the child feel that you think he is silly," she cautioned. "Keep his confidence so that he will not be afraid to tell you his fears . When the child is really under the stres3 of the fear it is wise to remove the object of his fear from his environment if possible. When he has become calm and cheerful it may be introduced into the environment again, keeping · it at a distance from him but trying to arouse his intere st and curiosity and sublimate his fear to these emotions. " If the fear is a groundless one, try to explain or demonstrate thi3 to the child," said Miss Baker. "If ther ~ is real dan&er, as with fire, it is best to admit tlus, but give the child whatever experiences are safe for him to have with it. · Teach him to handle his own body and to be sufficiently familiar with the danger so that it will not throw him into a helpless panic of fear." Miss Baker discussed the cause and treat~1ent of many of the specific fears -darkness, strangers, death, animals, summing ·up the suggestions in the ideal that the child learn to have confidence in his parents and other people but most of all, confidence in himself and his ability to overcome dangers anrl face life adequately. This confidence in seJf is often threatened by a feeling of inferiority, which may be induced by a superior, patronizing attitude on the part of older children or adults, by too close dependence on a parent, by physical or mental handicap or by the fact that he is unloved or feels that another child is preferred to himself. This feeling of inferiority manifests ·itself in -a variety of ways-in pretended illness or indifference to the accomplishments of others, in boast£ ulness, day-dreaming, truancy or delinquency-but in any case the parent or teache_r must discover the underlyingcause and help the child to oyercome the fear or to realize that he may have compensation' along other lines. avenu~, Kenneth Wilsot1 chairman · of tables. Mrs. Frances Mille·r Huffman was ·in charge of refreshments and Mrs. John Newey, of prizes. The active chapter under Katherine Hall, the president, assisted the ticket sale. Mrs. C. E. 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SAVE $2.01 All 3 Appliances- '~o~:w~m~i!~:. $21.99 You Save $3.76 by purchaains all three at once. Relltlar value $25.75. Mrs. Harry Mons, 157 Woodstock Kenilworth entertained eight guests today at a luncheon and bridge party given at the Kenilworth club. -o-. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY . OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS I Mrs. Carl Keith, 310 Warwick road, Kenilworth entertained her bridge cluh at luncheon on Tuesday. -oMrs. Hugh Foresman, ' 515 Essex road, Kenilworth entertained several friends at ..dinner Saturday evening. 1141 Central Ave., Wilmette Telephone Wilmette 2899 JOSEPH W. KEHOE, Di1trict Manager