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Suburbia—Any Day! Plant Life

"Mind if I watch how you do it? Nothing seems to grow for me." Irwin Caplan "Can't stand the sight of sap, poor guy." Robt Day HENRY BOLTINOFF

good tricks with tricky toddlers

bringing up baby® hints Collected by Mrs. Dan Gerber, Mother of 5 It's the rare and unusual toddler who doesn't have a temper tantrum from time to time. (And if he finds it's effective, he'll be tricky enough to use it when he wants his way.) A few ways to sidetrack tantrums: ♥ Plenty of rest. Do not let baby get over-tired or over-stimulated before bedtime. ♥ A sense of freedom. Outdoors or indoors, a toddler should have a chance to play under watchful but not nagging supervision. ♥ Try to avoid situations that are likely to produce tantrums. Use distraction when storm signals do appear. ♥ When the tempest is over, let your child know you love him. Toddlers, creepers or babes-in-arms all benefit from fruits and vegetables for the vitamins and minerals they supply. Gerber Strained and Junior Fruits and Vegetables are specially made to make your tykes like to eat these important foods. What's more, they're cooked in the absence of air to preserve the utmost in nutritive goodness. If your baby or toddler is going through an anti-milk stage, you can get extra milk into a reluctant drinker by serving Gerber Custard Puddings, Cottage Cheese with Pineapple and putting extra milk on Gerber Cereals. Cute "train of thought." To make a cost-nothing train for your toddler, just string several empty Gerber Cereal boxes together, leaving a good length for pulling. Makes a swell "choo-choo" worth hours of fun. Cover story for cherubs. Gerber Baby Pants are made of soft, soft, polyvinyl film that won't stiffen for the life of the pants. Amply cut to allow for wiggle room and growth. Machine washable; medium, large, extra-large. New conveniences: Gerber Strained Foods in the Wide-Top* jars with Quick-Twist* caps and the new Shop-Easy labels with the variety names at the top. *T. M., GPC Babies are our business ... our only business!® Gerber BABY FOODS FREMONT, MICHIGAN STRAINED CARROTS Gerber STRAINED PEACHES Gerber

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