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Primrose path in midst of Brookhaven — Brooks, "Mondy" and Eve walking, daughters Connie and Liza riding behind them. Roses on fence are fragrant, petunias in foreground were delicious — ask pony "Patches," who gobbled 'em up later.
No longer afraid to recite. Eve brings nursery rhymes to life on the big ranch: Above, "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" for Douglas, Liza, Duncan and Connie (dt rear of pasture). Right, "The Owl and the Pussy-Cot" for the boys — who made their own "beautiful pea-green boat" from old sheets, a bench and a rake.
ITS NO CRIME TO BE SHY!
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"Now, Eunice, I'm not going to hurt you," the tall one assured Eve as he walked over. Eve turned and fled in terror. For years, she was afraid of tall strangers who smelled of tobacco. "Had I known a little more about him, I wouldn't have been so terrified," she believes today. "I'm convinced that most of the shyness in youngsters starts at that age when they first become conscious of people."
Realizing this, she has made a very special effort to help her own children get adjusted to mingling with others ... a process made somewhat more difficult by the isolated location of Brooks and Eve Arden West's ranch — and by Eve's and Brooks' long working hours — iwhich have kept visitors to Westhaven at a minimum.
"I work on my children and our friends before they ever meet," Eve explains. "Ahead of time, I tell my youngsters who is coming and a little about them and their families — whether they have children, and about their hobbies and sports or anything else they might find interesting. Then I caution our friends and acquaintances that my children usually are a bit shy at first, and urge them to leave them alone till they warm up on their own account.
"I also point out little things that will give our visitors an opening for a conversation. Like when our oldest, Liza, took her first dancing lesson, she was thrilled because a new acquaintance asked how she liked rock 'n' roll. And, the moment anyone asks Doug about his favorite toy, he immediately rtms to his room and brings his dump truck. Thereafter, the problem is to keep him quiet!"
Eve's system has worked so well that, a few weeks ago, when one of her writers came to the ranch to discuss the following week's script, Doug kept him so busy playing "road construction" that the business meeting had to be postponed until after Doug was tucked in bed.
Eve is convinced it's easier to overcome shyness by first recognizing that it exists, and secondly by finding the reasons for it. "In most instances — at least, judging by my own experiences— it's primarily due to unsureness
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