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Mrs. Helen Hines (1) tells Terry Burton that home training is the most important influence in anyone's life.
SUPPOSE that among the many millions of mothers in our country you were chosen as the American Mother of the Year! That was exactly what happened to Mrs. Helen G. Hines of Springfield, 111. When she appeared as our Family Counselor she had so much to say that I decided the best way to pass it on to you would be to let Mrs. Hines speak for herself and this is what she told us:
"The most important influence in anyone's life is the training he receives at home. It seems to me that too many mothers of today are forgetting this responsibility — that of teaching their children the great principles of living. Of course, some of it must be taken care of in schools and churches, but there is a growing tendency to leave the major part of the job to these organizations, when the home is the best place to set a pattern of life for children.
"In my opinion, two principles which children should be taught very early are respect for authority and consideration for the rights of others. I am old-fashioned enough to believe that the parents, not the children, should run the home, and that the children should accept the guidance of mature individuals until they have learned how to conduct themselves so as to insure their happiness and security.
"There seems to be a decided trend in modern education to make things too easy and enjoyable, rather than a matter of honest-to-goodness hard work. We are doing our children an injustice if we let them believe that anything worthwhile can be accomplished without hard work.
"In order to prepare our children for life, I believe they should be taught to have faith in God. Children of parents who have strong religious convictions have a much better chance for happiness than those who come from homes where spiritual things have little value. A belief in God is essential for the mother who would influence the lives of her children for noble manhood and womanhood."
That is something we all could think about.
If there is some topic that you would like to have discussed by one of our Family Counselors, won't you send it along to me. in care of Radio Mirror?
By
TERRY BURTON
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