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OUR ENGLISH COLUMN Child Guidance Seminar for Mothers I n G e rm a n y t h e r e a r e n o w sp e c ia l schools f o r m o t h e r s ; U r u g u a y h a s also s e t a p a r t a s tu d y w e ek f o r i t s m o th e rs . E v e r y w h e r e is a m ig h ty s u r g e o f d e s ir e on t h e p a r t o f m o th e r s to b e t t e r u n d e r s ta n d t h e i r t a s k o f in s t r u c t i n g t h e i r c h ild r e n ; a n d t h e b e s t m e th o d s to cope w ith t h i s p ro b lem . O f all m o th e rs , o f a n y c o u n try in t h e f r e e w o rld , t h e e d u c a tio n al ta s k , a n d d iffic u ltie s o f U k r a in ia n w o m en a r e double, o r e v e n trip le , b e c a u s e o f t h e e x ig e n c y in to w h ic h t h e y h a v e b e e n c a ta p u lte d b y t h e p o litic a l s t a t u s fo rc e d u p o n th e m , b y com m u n is t M oscow . W h e th e r in U k ra in e , o r r e s e t t l e d e ls e w h e re in t h e w o rld t h e y m u s t fa c e a n e w w o rld w h ic h is o p en to t h e i r c h ild re n , b u t h a r d to e n t e r th e m s e lv e s . H o w ca n t h e y m a s t e r t h e i r e d u c a tio n a l d u tie s ? T h e s e p ro b le m s g a v e r is e to t h e f i r s t E d u c a tio n a l S e m in a r f o r m o th e r s h e ld in P h ila d e l p h i a f r o m F e b r u a r y 2 8 th t o A p r i l 3 rd . D u r in g t h e s ix s e s s io n s s p e c ia lis ts o u tlin e d t h e m o d e rn e d u c a tio n a l p r o g r a m t o b e fo l lo w ed in e v e ry U k r a in ia n h o m e. A t h o r o u g h d is c u s s io n b y t h e m o th e r s w a s e n c o u ra g e d . A lso in te n s e r e s e a r c h w a s done o n sp ec ia l p ro b le m s lik e w o rk in g m o th e rs , a n d “ a lco h o lism .” A b o u t 50 p e rs o n s a tte n d e d t h e P h ila d e lp h ia S e m in a r, a n d to o k p a r t in all, o r so m e o f t h e c la s s es. T h e d eep i n t e r e s t o f t h e a u d ience, d u r in g t h e le c tu re s , b u r s t , a t t h e close, in to t h e m o s t a n im a te d d isc u ssio n s, w h ic h r e v e a le d t h e n ee d f o r t h i s e x c h a n g e o f k n o w led g e a m o n g m o th e rs , i f t h e y a r e to m e e t s u c c e ssfu lly , f o r t h e i r ch ild re n , t h e ch a lle n g e o f o u r p r e s e n t y e a r. T h e m o th e r s e a g e rly a p p ro v e d o r o p p o sed id e a s w ith a liv e lin e ss t h a t p ro v ed t h e i r in t e r e s t . A t t h e en d o f th e p ro g r a m t h e y a s k e d t h a t t h e S e m in a r b e re p e a te d w ith a n ad d e d sp ec ia l p ro g r a m , lik e ed u c a tio n o f p re -sch o o l c h ild re n , o r d if f ic u lt ch ild re n . T h is S e m in a r o f M o th e rs w a s a n e x p e rim e n t. I t s s p o n s o rs t r i e d o u t t h e p ro g r a m , a s w ell a s t h e au d ien c e. T h e re s p o n s e p ro v e d i t a f o r t u n a t e in n o v a tio n . A n o th e r a n g le to b e s tu d ie d in t h e n e x t s e m in a r is t h e u n c e r ta in ty in t h e m in d s o f p a r e n ts a s to t h e v a r i ous ty p e s o f ed u c a tio n , a n d p r o p e r w a y s o f co n v e y in g t h i s k n o w led g e to t h e i r c h ild re n . E x p lo rin g t h i s p o in t is b o u n d to fo rin g f o r t h a w e a lth o f n ew id e a s. T h e d is c u s s io n in t h e P h ila d e lp h ia S e m n n a r re v e a le d m u ch . On tw o p o in ts t h e m e th o d s in v o g u e no w b y m o th e r s a r e d e fi c ie n t. F i r s t t h e v a r ie t y o f e d u c a tio n a l k n o w le d g e m o th e rs a r e p a s s in g on to t h e i r c h ild re n . S om e m o th e r s h a v e a r i c h b a c k g ro u n d o f e x p e r ie n c e ; o th e r s la c k it. T h is u n e v e n e d u c a tio n a l p r e p a r a tio n m u s t in so m e w a y be s u p p le m e n te d , e i t h e r in t h e S e m in a r le c tu r e s a n d d is c u s sio n s, o r b y E x te n s io n w o rk g iv en to m o th e rs , to b e d one b y th e m s e lv e s , o u ts id e t h e S e m in a r. T h is l a t t e r could b e m o s t f r u i t f u l in s tim u la tin g m o th e r s to b r i n g id e a s, a n d k n o w led g e to t h e S e m in a r f o r a p p r a is a l b y t h e a s sem b ly . A c o m p a riso n o f m e th o d s o f ch ild r a is i n g in o th e r c o u n trie s , a n d also o f g r e a t c iv iliz a tio n s in h i s t o r y w o u ld b e h e lp fu l. L ib r a r i e s , b o th local a n d S ta te , a n d t h e U n ite d N a tio n s could b e r e lied u p o n to f u r n is h t h i s i n f o r m a tio n . M o th e rs a r e tro u b le d a b o u t t h e i r in a b ility to m e e t t h e r e q u ire m e n ts o f t h i s ag e , a s t h e i r y o u th w a s p a s s e d in o th e r c ir c u m s ta n c e s , a n d in a n o th e r c o u n try . E v e n m o th e rs , b o rn in A m e ric a c a n n o t cope w ith d i f f i c u ltie s c a u se d b y t h e sp ee d a n d te c h n iz a tio n o f to d a y . A t t h i s p o in t, h o w e v e r, t h e m o th e rs sh o u ld , w ith t h e k e e n e s t i n s ig h t e v a lu a te th o s e q u a litie s o f c h ild r a is i n g t h a t a r e o f u n iv e rs a l good, in a n y p e rio d o f h u m a n h is to r y , a n d p r e s e r v e t h e m c a r e fu lly w ith in t h e f r a m e w o r k o f t h e i r n e w p ro g r a m , p la n n e d to m e e t t h e n e e d s o f o u r tim e . T h e d e g re e o f ex c ellen ce r a t h e r t h a n t h e a n t i q u i ty o f a n y id e a sh o u ld d e te r m in e w h e th e r o r n o t i t sh o u ld b e u sed , o r d is c a rd e d . A re v iv a l o f old, f in e w a y s m ig h t h e lp u s b a la n c e in a n in c re a s in g ly d is tu rb in g , co m p lex a n d c h a n g in g w o rld . W h ile, sin c e re ly s p e a k in g , t h e S e m in a r d id n o t f in d im m e d ia te s o lu tio n s to p r e s e n t d a y ch ild p ro b le m s, i t d id s tim u la te m o th e r s to e x p r e s s t h e i r v ie w s to t h e s p e c ia lis ts , a n d to pool t h e i r e x p e rie n c e s f o r s tu d y b y a f u t u r e S e m in a r. F in a lly , p e r h a p s b e s t o f all t h e y b ec am e co n scio u s t h a t a s e rio u s s tu d y o f e d u c a tio n a l p ro b le m s is n e c e s s a ry f o r e a c h p re s e n t. T h is S e m in a r w a s s p o n s o re d b y t h e E d u c a tio n a l C o m m itte e o f W F U W O (W o rld F e d e r a tio n o f U k ra in ia n W o m e n 's O rg a n iz a tio n s ) a n d t h e H e a d q u a r te r s o f U N W L A . OUR LIFE E d ite d b y E d ito r ia l B oard P u b lish ed b y th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l W om en ’s L ea g u e o f A m erica, In c. 909 N . F ra n k lin S t . P h ila d elp h ia 23, P a . P h o n e M A 7-7945
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