Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 211, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1912 — Child’s Fear of the Dark. [ARTICLE]

Child’s Fear of the Dark.

If mothers notice that the brains of their little ones conjure up uncanny sights and thoughts from the shadows of -a room more or less dark, let the light burn brightly. To force a child to become accustomed to the darkness Is a grave error, if its nervous system is so organized that this forcing is productive of a fright. The nervous system of a child Is a very susceptible organization and the deleterious impressions made upon It will often make their Influence felt throughout its whole afterlife. If the child asks for a light under such circumstances do not refuse it.