THE ABNORMAL CHILD

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 June 1938, Page 4

THE ABNORMAL CHILD

SPECIALISED ATTENTION NECESSARY.

If by comparison a" mother detects some undue delay in baby’s general progress, physical or mental, she should consult someone who has specialised in baby welfare. It is very sad to meet a mother who will not accept the fact that her child is abnormal and lacking in some way, whether it be physically or mentally. How often a mother deceives herself into thinking her baby is only babyish! A child with a highly-strung, nervous temperament may, with sane management, be directed gradually until he becomes self-controlled. But not so the abnormal child. He is one who cannot improve under his mother's care only. Specialised attention is necessary, and if the mother only realised early enough what might be done for him she would not mislead herself and refuse to admit her child was different from others.

In many cases, glandular treatment has worked wonders for the abnormal child. Even he who has been left unattended till his -school-life accentuated his deficiencies, may be given the opportunity, through treatment, to recover lost ground and become more like other children of his own age.