WHAT
I GOT FOR CHRISTMAS. Memories of the Sixties.
Here are some nuggets of wisdom from Dr. Spock:
WORKING
MOTHERS. Usually their children turn out all right. WHEW! I’M SO RELIEVED.
ROAD
TRIPS WITH BABY: LET HIM ROAM! The leg space for the back seat of a car can be
filled with luggage, so that a crawling baby or small child has room in which
to roam...If children insist on standing, they should stand on the floor, not
on the seats.
COMIC
BOOKS: OK, NO VIOLENCE, NO SMUT. But the question remains: Will comic books
that are merely vulgar or preposterously heroic... ruin their taste for good
literature?
SEX
IS BAD. Idealism and creativity of human beings is related to the inhibition
and sublimation of sexuality.
DIAPERS.
First fold lengthwise so that there are 3 thicknesses. Then fold about one
third of the end over. As a result, half of the folded diaper has six
layers...a boy needs the double thickness in front. NOW WATCH OUT AND DON’T PIN
THE DIAPER TO THE BABY! When you put in the pin, slip two fingers of the other
hand between the baby and the diaper to prevent sticking him.
HOURS
OF FUN IN THE PEN: Let him out of the playpen when he insists...I don’t mean at
the first whimper, for if you give him something new to play with, he may be
happy there for another hour.
EARLY
TOILET TRAINING IS CRUCIAL FOR YOUR CHILD’S CAREER. It is the foundation for
his lifelong preference for unsticky hands, for clean clothes, for a neat home,
for an orderly way of doing business.
WOMEN
ARE EVEN MORE CRUCIAL. Men’s idealization of woman [and their drive to create]
are the main inspiration for their creativity in architecture, engineering,
technical inventiveness, scientific discovery, literature, drama, music,
painting. EVEN ENGINEERING? WOW!
THE
REASON WHY WE HAVEN’T TAUGHT OUR CHILDREN THEIR PLACE IN THE WORLD: Most of us
are not clear about our own place in the universe or about the meaning of human
existence.
WELL, WE'VE FIGURED THAT ONE OUT IN THE MEANTIME, HAVEN'T WE?
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