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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1971)
PORTLAND/OBSERVEK Jan. 14, 1971 Parents shirk responsibilities R e p o r t s now that several youths have attempted to snatch the purse from elderly women. I know that this situation does not exist in Albina alone, how ever, wherever it does it is wrong. An onlooker, hearing a con- c e r n e d citizen talk about the matter, commented to a neigh bor, “ What are these young sters going to do next?“ It was an appropriate question, but it was addressed to the wrong person. It should have been directed to the parents of the errant youths. The present trend of this day and age indicates that many of the parents fear their children and their reactions to the point that they allow the children to run wild. This is wrong and, in the end, the parent usually winds up on the short end of the proverbial stick. This too, is not as it should be. A parent, several generations ago, explained to his child that if he (the child) had been so sm art, then the powers that be w o u ld not have provided him with parents to give him guid ance as he grew. There would not even have been any need for a growing up process. Each child would have come into this world as a grownup and there would have been no time for de velopment and learning. But, as it was, each child had to have a period in which to learn and grow and receive the benefit of the experience of the parents. To many children are turned -o - Here's a r a i n y weather driving tip from the Portland T r a f f i c Safety Commission: You need a lot more space to stop your car on wet pave ment. And rain also reduces visibility. So, the only answer to rainy weather driving is to slow down......that'll give you more time to spot trouble and extra space to make a safe firm stop. in the commission of some loose and allowed to grow as they will. Too few children get the kind of parental supervision that turns out useful citizens. Police juvenile officers are concerned over the fact that many parents seem to just let their children wander at will with no attempt at effective su pervision. Parents seem to be oblivious to the basic needs of their chil dren past eating and sleeping, until the child becomes involved crime and then they ask them selves what happened. For the most part, they don’t want to hear criticism and they seem to ignore that the blame for the f a i l u r e of the child rests squarely on the shoulders of the parents. G r a n t e d , there are those cases that are exceptions to the rule, but they come few and far between. In the main children are the sum total of those things they have been taught (or not taught) and there is practically no way to avoid shouldering the responsibility. Parents no longer seek to set examples for their children and they laugh at those people who do. A few days ago, a family was going to church and several of the children belonging to a neighboring family gathered at the front doors and laughed quietly among themselves at the group. This is a sad state of af fairs when parents attempt to rear their children in what would seem to be the right way, and others poke fun at them. The parents of today’s off spring need to take a good, long look at themselv?s and ask themselves if they are really doing all they can to help their own children to grow in such a manner as to be decent and worthwhile citizens in this top- sy-turvey world. The time has long since passed when parents could say, " I ’ve done the best I can,” be cause this is not true. Perhaps they have done as much as they chose to, but to say they have The N o rth w e s t’s Best W e e k ly A Black O w n e d Publication PuWi'hi" ‘ « E. Union Subscription rates: GO cents per month by carrier, $5.00 per year- $6.00 per year by mail in Tri-County area; $6.25 per year by mail ¿utaide In-County area. Phone 282-0929 ALFRED LEE HENDERSON, Publisher and Editor t a c * . , •« « * < ■ ■ •11 « •i d o n e as much as they could would be a lie. Every parent in the world can teach his child to tell the truth and to have honor In Ills dealing with other people and to respect the rights of others. To do any less is an injustice to the child and very nearly guarantees that th e child will become incar cerated. Is this the way you would have your child end up? Family day and night center T h e Metropolitan Area 4 -c Council’s Family Day and Night Care Program for the .Vfodel Cities area is accepting appli cations from persons who want to be day o r night care parents and parents who need child care. The office is located at the Highland Community Center, 4635 NE 9th Avenue, telephone - 288-5091. Day and Night Care Parents are evaluated, certified and trained by the social service staff. Children to be served are: those from 0 to 3 years; older c h i l d r e n who for physical or emotional reasons cannot adjust to group care in a child 6are center; children through ele mentary school age who need care while parents work at night. Fees are based on the f a m i l i e s income and financial obligations. Seventeen Day and Night Care Mothers attended a three day orientation and training session and are now ready to receive children. Training sessions in cluded: the program and goals of the Metropolitan Area 4-C Council; the role and responsi bilities of the parent, flay care parent and social worker; child development and activities for young children; health; and nu trition. Speakers Included: Mr. Ed Smith, Secretary of the Met ropolitan Area 4-C Board of Di rectors; Mrs. Bert Jermany, Social Worker for the Family Day and Night Care program; Miss Jackie Kling, Child Devel opment instructor and supervi sor at Jefferson High School; Mrs. Sally Toman and Mrs. ?? nurses from Kaiser Foundation Research Institute; and Mrs. B a r b a r a Harris, Nutritionist from the Multnomah County Ex tension Service. Mrs. C h a r l e s (Charlotte) Brandon was elected to the Pol icy Board for the Family Day and Night Care Program. Cash and Maxey's Barber Shop 4603 N. William* Avenue Phone 284-5188 Fryer Tuck WE SPECIALIZE IN FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL DINNERS AS WELL AS FOR LARGE GROUPS Wonderful Oregon CHICKEN You’ll like our Little John Spuds, Dip, Cole Slaw, Potato Salad, Baked Beans and Rolls, tool 2535 N.E. Broadway Phone 288-6431 W here In T h is W o rld (o r o u t o f it ) can you find a n y th in g th a t works lik e an Observer C lassified Ad? 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