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Page 10 HILLS Saturday Nncmbr7 Fashion FASHION Childs play Teaching kids to dress themselves Dressing Is an ideal opportunity for a parent to give a child a scnst of selfesteem and an opportunity to make intelligent choices So suggests Lee Saik a noted child psychologist Generally young children like to make their own decisions Studies re veal that 3- and yearolds already have definite opinions especially about the way they look and feel With more and more children in nursery schools and day care centers peer pressure about dressing starts earlier Parents may find themselves in standoff situations where their Ideas on clothing choices for their child conflict with the child own notions Levi Strauss Co recently con ducted a nationwide survey of mothers of preschool children to de termine children dressing habits Half of the mothers worked half Surprisingly the Little Levi Par Poll thai fewer children of working mothers percent than children of non working mothers to percent dress themselves SHOP OUR YELLOW PAGE FIRST BEPAWS TO MODEL TVs In your home TVi Stems V i EitfmatM ffpmkwbfm JJ EfectronJct 8731820 Windshield Insurance Claims Welcome Suniools VnylToos CONCRETE CONTRACTORS MULTI CONCRETE MARKETING One would think that children of working mothers would exhibit more independence replies Dr Dressing is one of the signs of a child becoming more independent It lakes time to help a child develop the skills for extricating himself or her self from their dependency he working mothen clearly have less pressure in the morning and have the time to do this denee doesn l emerge from being left alone when you re need of a caring responsive adult to help you learn a skill It unfolds but needs to be nurtured The Importance of taking the extra lime help children dress them selves was supported the survey findings Seventy percent of nonem ployed mothers encouraged their drcn to dress themselves even if takes more lime Only percent of working mothers offered he same encouragement Standoff situations with clothing choices require some extra time and effort on the parents part The vej confirmed that working moliiera are more Itkelv to insist on their owr clothing selection 30 percent than their working counterparts percent A not sosurprising conclusion the survey showed that little girls be come Interested in clothes and learn to dress themselves earlier than little boys Twenty six percent ol girls mothers reported their daugh lers interest in clothing between the ages of 1 and years compared to 18 percent boys mothers Feminist protests to the contrary Salk says there arc biological differences between boys and girls that arc undeniable Girls spend more time grooming than boys do I seen this over many many years explains Little boys art more interested in manipulating large objects and en gaging in more aggressive play The females tend I be more nurturing in their and concerned with their images Give the child choices Suggest several sweaters let Ihe child choose one even if its inappropriate Chil need to feel that they have op tions and thai their wishes are reminds Don scream The major job of a parent is to maintain selfcontrol Parenting is not an easy job but it great fun when you can see the world through the eyes of a child and re his or her individuality and dignity GOLDEN TOUCH f DRIVEWAY SEALERS Id PROTECTIVE ASPHALT SEALING LINE PAINTING ANDPATCMWOHK Gary Toumlnt AspttaftStShg Mot Patch ENHANCES PROTECTS THf L OF EMI Call ELECTRICAL 23V Hit Industrial PROP LVLE WHAT of independence makes mothers preschoolers most proud A child ability to Ret dressed according to the Little Levi parents Poll Four times as many mothers considered dressing to he a more important sign self reliance than other categories like personal grooming or helping around the bouse Photo Tips by Peter Moss A Hills camera club is now a reality On Monday night the in augural meeting of the Hills Camera was held at the Cultural Centre on Church Street In atlendancc were some twenty en thuslostle amateur photographers many of whom have wailed several long years for Just such a club At founding meeting a board of directors was formed a fee schedule adopted along with a formal club and meeting nights were set twice a month on the second and fourth Mondays Meeting location will be set next week and a formal announcement will be made We arc anticipating available roam space at Knox Presbyterian Church Main and Church Streets at 30 pm Wasting no lime the club plans immediate programs Tor beginners In photography slide presentations and a club competition At the first regular meeting on Monday Nov there will be a slide show entitled City Light by Mr Richard Armstrong This presentation has some spectacular images well worth seeing If you have aspirations to be photographer or you desire only the knowledge by which you can learn to take better pictures please plan to attend as the club and Its charter members will be most happy lo you Membership is not restricted to residents of just Hills and there are associate memberships available for those members hat are not available lo attend all meetings and functions If you would like more information prior to the November meeting please feel free to contact me at or Mrs Patricia Stanley Ihe club secretary at Tor more specific and detailed Information We look forward to seeing you at the meeting Until next week peter Moss Photography WEDDINGS PORTRAITS TEAMS AND COMMERCIAL GEORGETOWN OKI PETER MOSS MOSS