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CHILD GUIDANCE Help Child To Mentally Ill Parent By G. CLEVELAND MYERS As anybody knows, it makes a difference to the child when either parent is physically ill, be- sides the neglect, inconvenience, uncertainty and insecurity to the| child, there's more gloom and| less cheer and laughter than| Witn both parents are physically well, How much more neglect, incon. venience, uncertainty, insecurity; how much more gloom; how much less cheer and laughter there 4 when a parent is men.| tally iI | DEFINITE ONSET The onset of most physical fll. ness is pretty definite, Usually| the children know about it, The physician is either called or seen) in his office; nursing care may| be provided. Relatives and neigh-| bors Inquire about the patient or visit him at home or in the hos-| Understand recovers at home or returns| from a mental hospital there also is the of sensible ways of the family, relatives and friends, In our latest book, "Homes Build Persons," Mrs, Myers and I have written "A Pledge to Mental Health," aimed at help-| 3, ing parents and children acquire a sensible attitude toward men- tal illness in any member of the family, (A reprint of this pledge to mental health may be had by sending a self-addressed' U, |stamped envelope to me in care of this newspaper.) PARENTS' QUESTIONS ,Q. Our daughter, three, rarelz lasks us to read to her, She would rather view TV, A. Don't you take responsibility 8, | Agriculture, Long-handled edgers pital, Any child may be glad of in stimulating her lstening to such interest, He may freely talk stories read to her and for select- to his playmates and schoolmates ins and Amiting what she may Welcome Gifts For Gardeners Not only is it November but the first snow fell several days ago and in less than six weeks Christmas will be here! Well, you can't do much about home gardening for at least five months, but you can remember the home gardener when making By ELEANOR ROSS It's high time to finish cold. weather shopping for the youngs. ters and warm sleepwear is ote of Mother's first concerns, youngsters love to kick off the covers, Along this line are new ideas up your Christmas gift list. If you are buying a sprayer or duster, note whether it handles Ya and holds enough B Apia) ox or where trowels, flower pots, seeds and Final are within easy reach, Baby's New Sleepwear Shows Comfort, Practibility to make sleepwear more com- fortable and more practical. There's a new fastening for the pajama -- a stick-together, OF | closing, without buttons, hooks or gripper snaps. The edges are pressed together to close and have to be peeled apart to open. Easy and comfortable to wear, and a Mharming gift idea, too, is made of stretch THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursday, November 19, 1959 13 yarn, with the upper portion of the pajamas knit in for extra comfort. INSULATION books, music, any hobby which completely absorbs your interest. TREND Insulation in sleeping garments is a favorite trend right now. Some garments have foam insulation, others provide for, warmth with waffle knitting. Some have "feet" with plastic soles and all Mother has to do is wipe the soles clean when baby is put to bed for a nap after play, baby bag clally within the family and you will avoid unpleasant. might well be a new pram is a play-and-sleep suit for baby. ness. wk During leisure hours, relaxation A delightful gift for a in which Baby can take fresh airisome form of quiet FOR THE BIRTHDAY If tomorrow is your birthday,|Y your horoscope indicates that it would be advisable to make plans for business and financial expansion now, since the next seven months give promise of good results from constructive ideas, as well as co-operation] circle, [from those who are interested in your welfare and who might well go out of their way to help you achieve goals, Personal matters will be high-|tegrity. lighted, not only during Deen ber of this year, but also during the last six months of 1960, so I rs happy do- mestie, social and sentimental relationships during these SRILA tween e but, if pl g a trip, watch your budget, or you may have to revise financial plans in Octo ber. A child born on this will be endowed with fine east, rasticality apd geet or convenience but a oe it will be uncomfort- ably heavy, Smaller, light-weight spades and rakes are especially suited to women and older gar- to|deners, point out Borticulturists with the Ontario Department of for trimming grass alon ng walks and the canes that hold liquid weed-killers are tools that save stooping. Garden gloves or knee pads, a sprinkler hose or any of the easler, automatic tools would make welcome Christmas gifts for gardeners, | Those who grow plants from | seed or are Interested In house plants would appreciate a handy about his sick parent, |view on TV? potting bench for sit-down work, How different if a parent is|- mentally ill at home or in a hos- pital. MAY PASS UNNOTICED The onset of the illness may not be manifest even to the other paren. For a long while the per-| son growing mentally {Il may be considered in the family as queer or mean or ornery. The neighbors may begin to, whisper and the ehildren may overhear or sense strange goings on. The need of | | COVER YOUR ALUMINUM SIDING HOME WITH Winter Special ! help by a psychiatrist or hospital | may not be considered for a long while, refuse to go If the mentally sick parent goes | to a psychiatrist, this fact may be kept a secret, especially from | the children; more surely If the patient is hospitalized, Some parents write me to ask| i they should tell the child it is| a mental hospital the spouse has | | gone to. WOULD BE TEASED "I my child's playmates ow his father is in a mental hospi tal," writes one mother, "he would be teased at school about his crazy father." Always 1 entreat parents to help the child who is old enough to understand to have a sensible attitude about the mentally sick parent--to feel no more ashamed than if this parent had pneumonia or a broken leg. 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