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THE CHILD-PARENT RELATIONSHIP

THE CHILD-PARENT RELATIONSHIP During the earlier years of the practice of pediatrics as a specialty it was entirely natural for the main emphasis to fall on the physical care of the child, since with few exceptions only sick children were brought to the pediatrician. Then too, in that not so distant day, parents had fewer problems than they face today. As yet no doubt had arisen in their minds concerning their absolute authority over their children. While "Spare the rod and spoil the child" has been found to have limitations, it has the great virtue of simplicity and produced results in many generations of men that may well cause us to give some earnest thought to the values of parental authority as a sound teaching method even though we have found better means for its exhibition. It is said the Dutch early discovered that a blow on the bottom of a child let http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

THE CHILD-PARENT RELATIONSHIP

JAMA , Volume 116 (1) – Jan 4, 1941

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1941 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1941.02820010040010
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Abstract

During the earlier years of the practice of pediatrics as a specialty it was entirely natural for the main emphasis to fall on the physical care of the child, since with few exceptions only sick children were brought to the pediatrician. Then too, in that not so distant day, parents had fewer problems than they face today. As yet no doubt had arisen in their minds concerning their absolute authority over their children. While "Spare the rod and spoil the child" has been found to have limitations, it has the great virtue of simplicity and produced results in many generations of men that may well cause us to give some earnest thought to the values of parental authority as a sound teaching method even though we have found better means for its exhibition. It is said the Dutch early discovered that a blow on the bottom of a child let

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Jan 4, 1941

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