LIFE HANDICAP
. %' ■ —. Once upon a time it used to be th« child who was under suspicion; "Find out what Willie is doing and tell him to stop" was one well-known version of the balance of power on the domestic front, says the "Manchester Guardian." Now the scales, have been tipped the other way and "Find out how the parents are behaving and tell them they shouldn't" is the attitude of many experts oh child guidance. So there need be no surprise on reading of a Surrey councillor's announcement: "Parents are often a hindrance to children in a career." It may be; nowadays it must often seem' that "parent" is another name for "pestilence." Still, it may be worth while remembering occasionally that they are, in a sense, indispensable nuisances. It wouM be hard to start a career of any I ; nd without having had any parents at all. •
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 145, 22 June 1938, Page 14
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148LIFE HANDICAP Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 145, 22 June 1938, Page 14
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