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How Long A 

 Nap Does Your 

 Child Need? 



YOUR Susy and Bill will feel better 

 when they take afternoon naps. 

 Children need this rest period un- 

 til they're at least 5 years old. 

 If you've had trouble getting little 

 folks to feel in a ""sleepy-time" mood 

 during the day, here's advice from Miss 

 Nellie Perkins, director of the child 

 development laboratory. University of 

 Illinois College of Agriculture. 



Get children ready to relax as soon 

 as they've finished eating at noon, be- 

 cause they get excited if they start 

 playing. The nap fits in best right 

 after lunch so that it won't interfere 

 with the child's sleeping at night. 



It's a good idea to put the children 

 into their night clothes. This suggests 

 sleep. Each child needs to be in a 

 different room or at least a different 

 bed. The room should be quiet, well 

 ventilated and darkened. 



A 2-hour nap is best for the littlest 

 tot. By the age of 4, you can expect 

 a child to stay quiet only I/2 'o % hour 

 if he isn't sleeping. Tell him he 

 doesn't have to sleep, just rest for a 

 short time. He may fall asleep. And 

 if he isn't sleeping, give him some 

 quiet activity — picture books, crayons 

 and paper or puzzles. 



Miss Perkins says the important 

 thing is for the child to be by himself, 

 away from other people, for a part of 

 each day to relax. 



Comic Books 

 Aren't All Bad 



THERE are good comic books and 

 you can help your child choose that 

 kind, say child development staff mem- 

 bers at the University of Illinois Col- 

 lege of Agriculture. 



Some comic books tell actual tales 

 of history, stressing adventure, sports 

 and character. These give a child good 



Eight pretty girls turn on tlie (harm for the benefit of the judges piclcing the Illinois Dairy 

 Queen during 1948 ceremony in Decatur. Left to right: Rosalie Waddington, Pana; 

 Dolores Wilson, Waukegan; Louise Marrs, Harvard; Martha Shehan, Springfield; Merilyn 

 Morgan, OIney; Patricia Monroe, Decatur; Barbara Sasma, Savanna; and Sue Williams, 

 Bloomington. Winner was Patricia Monroe. 



ideas to go by. Try to help him select 

 this type. 



Avoid tales that are too terrifying or 

 that give untrue information. 



Comic books appeal strongly to chil- 

 dren because they're easy to read, color- 

 ful and have lots of action. 



Alews Briefs 



Marshall-Putnam Home Bureau 

 members were saddened recently by the 

 death of President Mrs. Joel Hopkins. 

 Mrs. Edward Boers, vice-president, has 

 taken over the duties as president for 

 the unexpired term. ■ V". 



A. A. Wicklein is the new farm ad- 

 viser in Wabash county. For the past 

 year he has been youth assistant in Bond 

 and Fayette counties. 



Miss Lucille Entsminger, a former 

 local school teacher, is the new home ad- 

 viser for Christian county. 



Here's Some Tips 

 On Water Systems 



You must have plenty of hot and 

 cold water under adequate pressure 

 to run an automatic washer, so 

 check the water system in your home 

 before you buy a washer. 



That's the advice of Miss Gladys 

 Ward, home management specialist at 

 the University of Illinois College of 

 Agriculture. To have enough hot wa- 

 ter you need a 50- to 80-gallon hot 

 water tank, she explains. 



You'll be more satisfied with the 

 machine if you check each type of auto- 

 matic washer before you buy, Miss 

 Ward explains. Machines with a tum- 

 ble-action are satisfactory for less 

 soiled clothes. In it, clothes are washed 

 by being tumbled in a revolving drum. 

 There are machines with more action 

 for more soiled clothes. Some have an 

 agitator which has blades attached to 

 the central post in the machine. Or 

 there may be a vacuum cup device that 

 works with an up-and-down type of 

 plunger-suction action. 



Charles N. Glover, farm adviser in 

 Clark county since 1945, has resigned to 

 accept a similar position in St. Clair 

 county. St. Clair county has a member- 

 ship of more than 2,000. 



McDonough county has a Home Bu- 

 reau unit made up entirely of mothers 

 with small children. They requested the 

 organization so that they ""can become 

 better mothers and homemakers." 



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