Tfce Oregon Statesman Baby Edition
Pare I.-
Mealtime Ought
To Be Peaceful
Infant Finds it Difficult
to Concentrate Upon
Food, Reminder
By ALICE RICHMOND
The baby's meals came ,at the
most bustling times of the day.
He waa eating lunch when the
children poured in from school at
the noon hoar, and his sapper
time coincided with the return of
the children from play and the
father from work.
When he was very little it did
not matter, for he was fed up
stairs in the nursery, but now
tbat he was three he ate down
stairs in the midst of the noise
and confusion. He would start
his meal eagerly, but when the
first sharp edge of hunger was
gone, he "would lost interest in
his food and ask to be let down
out of his high chair so that he
could Join the fun. He was too
little to remember from day to
day that he would soon be hun
gry again if he did not finish his
meal.
To very little children, eating
is one of the most serious mat
ters of life. It requires concen
tration and special thought, for
the eating conventions of civil
ised man are far from those of
natural man. Little children are
faced with the problem, not only
of eating, but of eating in an
artificial way. No one can con
centrate in the midst of distrac
tions which necessarily divert in-
Stiff Soles in Shoes Mot Advised
Until Baby Has Worn Out Several
Pairs, Soft-Soled Foot Coverings
Baby's first step Is a moment
of breathless excitement for the
entire household. But suppose be
Is backward about learning to
walk?
The wrong shoes may retard
him. The right ones will give
him confidence.
The very soft snoes which are
ideal for the small baby just
learning to stand are not correct
for the walking staife. A some
what firmer shoe is required, one
with a sole sufficiently heavy to
protect the foot yet so very flex
ible that even undeveloped mus
cles can bead it.
Sometimes mothers try to
speed the walking process by
choosing a shoe with too stiff a
sole, but this is a very danger-
terest into different channels.
Utter solitude at meal time
may bore a child to such an ex
tents that he refuses to eat, but
a room full of talk and commo
tion is equally harmful.
A child eats best if he has one
quiet person to talk to, or listen
to. The mother sitting near him
with her sewing or knitting, not
correcting him nor encouraging
him to eat, but simply giving
him companionship. ' is a very
satisfactory accompaniment to a
good meal.
Whoever is in the room should
be relaxed and give the atmos
phere of peace and quiet so ne
cessary for good digestion.
ous thing to do, as It causes the
child to walk with his whole foot
without bending the toes.
Shoe Retards Growth
Such a shoe will retard foot
growth. Often It will discourage
walking altogether. If the child
will walk in his stocking feet,
but not in his shoes, it freqent-
ly means that the sole is too
heavy for him.
At this stage, the shoe baa on
ly a slight lift. A heel even the
lowest kind of heel makes the
baby likely to fall forward or it
may catch In a rug and trip blm.
The very slight lift hakes It eas
ier tor him to keep his balance.
Most mothers know that a baby
shoe should be slightly large to
allow for free use of muscles, bat
sometimes they do not realise
the Importance of a heel that
fits properly. Unless the shoe
grips the heel slightly, the foot
will rotate or bend inside the
shoe and cause weak ankles. The
slight gripping at the heel gives
a child a sense of security In his
shoe.
At the same time,, too hard a
counter should be avoided as
likely to c h a f a or blister the
child's foot
No Excitement
A child's night of rest depends
large upon bow the day has been
spent. Therefore It is, advised
that the end of the day for the
child be as free from excitement
as possible.
Worrying . . . About Shoes?
I Should Say Not I
... But this tot's Mother is! She realizes it
won't be long until he's going places . . . tak
ing hundreds and hundreds of little steps
daily. And she knows it's not only necessary
but VITAL that his shoes be CORRECTLY
FITTED to insure Foot Health! That's why
she'll bring him to Buster Brown's for the
first pair for proper fitting means healthy
feet in later years!
MOTHERS!
Did You Know
. . . that Buster Brown's
have a Children's Shoe Pit
ting Department on tirelr
2nd floor?
... that they have toys
with which to amuse the
kiddies while their shoes
are bfing fitted?
Buster Brown
5hoe Store
12S N. COMMERCIAL
PHONE 655S
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