Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1917 — The Child at Table. [ARTICLE]

The Child at Table.

The table is 'the ideal place for family interchange or thought,ahd the children who are old enough to come to the table should be encouraged to take part in the conversation. One good result of this is that it helps to keep the child from eating too fast. However, the children’s chatter, in many homes, is most annoying when guests are present; In one home it was made the rule that the children might take part in the conversation when guests were present, provided the children could contribute something Of interest concerning the subject under discussion.. This taught the children to listen carefully to what was being said. This, in itself, is of untold advantage to the child, for, in a home where people with bright ideas concerning all the questions, of the day, gather around the table, the general conversation is of great educational value to the child. The child cannot fail to become a good conversationalist with this early training.