Don't Lie To Your Children
M OTHERS are forever risking the loss of their youngsters love and confidence with a host of dangerous -_prevarications, Are you guilty of any of these? Promises you may not be able to keep: Do you remember those satin-lined leather manicure rolls filled with dozens of ornate instruments? The one I coveted at nine ‘was pink and green. It was promised to me if I won a certain speaking contest. I worked hard and won the contest. But not the manicure set, After that experience I had no ears for " Yes, my darling daughter." What are the odds against your keeping your promise? Better say, "Let me think it over." Then, it the final answer is no, explain why. If yes, add that some unforeseen event may keep you from fulfilling the child’s request. Threats you have no intention of carrying out; "If you’re not a * good boy. we'll send: the train back to Santa Claus." We won't do that, because there isn’t any Santa Claus, and if there were, we would scarcely part with an exnankiva tae inet ta antarea ohasi.
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Mariorie
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 136, 30 January 1942, Page 18
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190Don't Lie To Your Children New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 136, 30 January 1942, Page 18
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