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up their minds to conquer when conquering is easy they would save
themselves many heartaches, many regrets, and the child much suffering
and much possible permanent injury as a consequence. Usually one parent
is willing to be master but the other lacks the mental equipment to meet
the issue, and argues, as he or she imagines, in favor of the child. The
parent whose instinct is correct, whose judgment is true, whose
interpretation of the situation is just, should not be dissuaded, or
argued away from his or her duty. If it is the first real problem in
your domestic experience in which a decided stand must be made, make it
without fear and without hesitation, and carry it through to the bitter
end. Results will justify and vindicate you.

The general treatment of these children will be found outlined in the
following paragraph on Loss of Appetite.

LOSS OF APPETITE.--If a child complains of not being hungry, and will
not take enough food, and if this condition continues for some time, we
must regard the matter as being abnormal and find the cause. This is
necessary because a child must eat in order to maintain a certain
standard of growth and vitality. These children are not sick; they are
active and continue to play as usual and they sleep soundly, but they
have no appetite. One of the most frequent causes of this condition is
too frequent feedings. Some children are naturally small eaters. They
thrive and maintain a satisfactory weight; their system seems not to
demand large quantities or even ordinary quantities of food. Parents
observe this habit of little eating and begin to coax and bribe the
child to eat more at meal time, and to eat between meals. In this way
the child really overeats, the appetite becomes capricious, and the
stomach rebels. In a very short time the condition of "loss of appetite"
is established as a consequence. Another cause is the drinking of too
much milk, and yet another and very common cause is indiscriminate
eating of candy, cakes crackers, and fruit between meals. Children who
are fed at the table with adults eat things they should not eat, and
spoil their digestive organs and loss of appetite is the result. The
Scotch custom of compelling children to eat at a separate table is an
excellent one. They are not tempted to ask for things they cannot have.
Lack of fresh air and exercise frequently results in impaired appetite.

TREATMENT.--The very first thing to do with these children is t