308 Conclusion, and Future Outlook 



CONSULT EXPERT ADVICE 



We must not be unmindful of the necessity of a 

 balanced schedule of activities for the child. The 

 vegetable plant must have air, sunlight, moisture, 

 nitrogen, and so on, to support its growth. If one 

 of these essential elements be lacking, the result is 

 fatal to the fruitage. So with the child. If the best 

 character results are to be expected, certain essential 

 elements must be put into use. We have named 

 them as play, work, recreation, and social experience. 

 But as one approaches the individual problem of child 

 training it does not prove so simple and easy as these 

 terms imply. When and how to give each of these 

 necessary exercises, how much of each to furnish, 

 the means thereof, and the like these and many 

 other such questions begin to arise. 



When the parent reaches the point of perplexity in 

 dealing with his child, it is a fairly good indication 

 that his interest is aroused, at least. But what is to 

 be done ? Simply the same thing he would do at the 

 point of perplexity in the wheat propagation, consult 

 an expert. If one of the work mules becomes lame or 

 reveals a bad disposition, should the owner take it to 

 an electrician for advice ? If the family cow becomes 

 locoed or shows an unusual result in her milk product, 

 should one consult a piano tuner ? Yet, strange to 

 say, parents are often known to do similarly in deal- 

 ing with the perplexing problems of child-rearing. 



