CHILDREN.

Shannon News, 3 December 1929, Page 3

CHILDREN.

Children love excitement and thrills just as much as their elders and I have seen parents who ought to know bettor throwing small children into the air and catching them again just because the youngsters seemed to be enjoying (In- fun, writes an authority. We want our children to have a happy time, and in our anxiety to amuse them we often overstep the limits of wisdom and prudence; we nay, by continued excitement of a child's mind, make it "nervy,’" or—as so many fond parents say —"highly strung." Every schoolmaster has his own views of the highly-strung children.. They are very difficult problems. Some of them cannot concentrate for any length of time on a given subject, and seldom make the progress they should. Others get so excited with the perpetual parties and pleasures provided that they get little sleep at night, especially during the summer months. Children may often be seen with .their parents at the pictures, long afteT the hour they should be in bed. An occasional late night may not seriously Imrt a child, but if continued the child, is bound to suffer. It would be better for the younger generation if their pleasures and amusements were less of the thrilling nature.