Wednesday, December 24, 1958
THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Page Fifteen
Will your iiinall fry be happy
with-;,the things that Santa Claus
bri|(gs ^ght? As a parent, that
is your ehief concern en this and
every other Christmas eve.
All of us, including Saint Nick
himself-' are annually faced with
the ^ Problem* ■ of the changing
whims of children. Just when it
seems for sure that your tot has
definitely made up his or her
mind about the toys desired, you
learn to your dismay that now it’s
something quite different.
Naturally, this puts Santa Claus
into a tizzy. He has to make his
plans weeks and weeks in advance,
and these last-minute changes are
his biggest headache. Sometimes,
it’s impossible to make other ar
rangements,, on short notice.
Then, on Christmas morning, the
expensive items requested are apt
to be ignored by your youngster,
while he devotes virtually all of
his attention to an inexpensive toy
that was just put in for good meas
ure.
_ This perplexing state of affairs
isn’t new. It’s been just the same
in past generations, including your
own childhood. However, in days
of yore a child didn’t get dozens
of new playthings throughout the
year. Hence, anything that he got
in his stocking was an exciting
surprise.
It’s ^ sad fact that we have giv
en our moppets so much of every
thing, that far too often boredom
sets in. Dislodging this boredom,
and getting your kid steamed up
for Christmas is no easy undertak
ing.
Easiest to satisfy, as a rule, are
the very young. They are less crit
ical, in most instances, and less
demanding than older children.
This doesn’t always hold true, but
we parents have no one but, our
selves to blame if our child of tod
dling age has already been thor
oughly spoiled.
Just keep your fingers crossed,
sympathize with Santa Claus in his
predicament, and hope for the
best.
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this Season!,
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