Article December 11, 1971 Issue

Don't Worry, Mother!

HELEN B. CHILDS

It's all very well to know that we mothers shouldn't worry, but putting this into practice is often another thing. No human bond is stronger than our love for our children. But we want to keep this tie a beautiful promise and joy rather than a strangling knot of fear.

Far too many of us feel a hovering concern for our children from the day they arrive in the world until long after they have become parents themselves. In the beginning, it's over small things, but as children grow and their problems become more complex, our concern increases.

Often, of course, there are specific times when fearful concern seems justified. Perhaps we see that a child is frustrated, that he is not living up to his potential, or that he is sick, in danger, or injured. He may have left home and may be trying to find happiness in drugs or in an immoral relationship.

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