Ann Landers Ponders Permissive Parenting Critics
A reader asks about a four year old who challenges authority and a nap. Ann warns against total permissiveness and stresses firm boundaries and consequences for tantrums.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1959
Page
5
A reader asks about a four year old who challenges authority and a nap. Ann warns against total permissiveness and stresses firm boundaries and consequences for tantrums.
Musical Majors Club at the Bullock home last evening featured hostess Sandra Shade and Nancy Bul lock. Nancy Baxter and Rick Baxter gave memory recitals while other pupils performed piano solos. Hurst Coffman and Patti Smith were named honor students for the month and received awards from sponsor Mrs. M. A. Welty. Members did written theory work. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Neal Bullock and Mrs. Don Shade with assistance from Miss Ilo Bullock. Eight guests and ten members attended.
Mrs Harriet Ward aged 97 lives with her son Max and wife at 930 S Hickory. She keeps busy crafting knee robes from fabric scraps for Crestview wheelchair patients, having completed eight. Her daughter‑in‑law notes the robes help patients feel better and look better. Ward has six grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren, is in a wheelchair herself since last November, and once taught school. She grew up in Michigan, lived in Iowa with her professor husband Henry Ward at Coe College, later retired and lived in California.
The University of Kansas Writers' Conference runs June 23 to 26 offering instruction in novels short stories poetry essays articles and television plays. Miss Frances Grinstead associate journalism professor directs the seventh year with leaders Virginia Sorensen Betty Finnin Howard Turtle Bernice Slate and Bob Wormington. Enrollees may submit manuscripts for criticism and Grinstead will send a program leaflet on request.
A chat with Mrs. Paul Archer notes Jo Archer won a gold medal for a recording and began piano around age three. Mrs. Archer teaches five children, with the eldest learning from others, and Robin, five, is her latest pupil. A Ottawa music critic finds children’s conversations intriguing as a boy asserts his hard work before performing. Also, a planning-oriented Ottawa woman shares dressing for events with a list and interchangeable accessories. In North Main a gardening pair uses dirt to douse a car fire, while the Leatherberrys lose part of their soil load.
The 13 fourth grade Brownie Troop 46 girls held a tea Thursday in the school auditorium honoring their mothers. The program featured Scout songs a dance a special mother song and a performance titled Living Our Laws. Each girl gave her mother a handmade basket and corsage Refreshments followed for the 13 attending mothers. Leaders are Mrs Glen Hardesty Mrs Robert Coleman and Mrs Milton Jameson.
Mr and Mrs Robert Wasson hosted a farewell gathering Thursday for Mrs Lloyd Stiffler and Mrs Bob McGhee, who are leaving their Employ ment Service office. Stiffler accepted a position in the FHA office, McGhee will join her husband in Norfolk Virginia. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Jack Sullins Calvin Ewing Bertha Richardson Ralph Loyd Pomona and Mr Stiffler and Ronnie.
Mrs. Clara Smith of 1020 S Main will leave tomorrow for Miami for a ten day convention of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union representing Local No 453. Locals from Paola Osawatomie and other towns join the trip. Other social notes include Nazarene Missionary Society’s Cape Verde Islands lesson, Golden Hours Class burger fry, Senior Club meeting and Kayette officer installations with new officers named.
A dense listing of local clubs churches and societies with meeting dates and hosts. Highlights include RECRUIT CLASS at 7 30 p.m. at 601 N. Cherry and Faith Bible Church Missionary Society events, plus numerous chapters and auxiliaries such as AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY HOTARY ANNS and PRINCE TON CIRCLE with names of hosts and locations for the week.
Ann Casida heads the group with Karen it son as vice president and Jean Wright as secretary. Judy Daugharthy serves as treasurer. Nine members met at Mrs. Glen Happy’s home with Mrs. W. L. Pickering presiding. Mrs. George Rule led devotions. Reports included 11 cards. Ray Koontz reported on the department convention in El Dorado.
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