TIME ON THEIR HANDS
Sir,-While agreeing with many of the remarks made by "Not Amused," I think we cannot discount the value of such a report even regarding it as "a patient’s report on fellow patients... due to die of the same mysterious pestil- ’ ence"-that is, unless the cause as well as the cure is revealed. There are some people who are aware of the possible tie-up between the cult of "you must not curb your child" and the resulting (?) youth problem of today, but they do not seem to be observers who write reports. Lack of self-control, or lack of controlled living, is possibly the answer to the world’s problems today, including the hydrogen bomb, but the cure must come down to the personal level. A child who is not taught control of temper, moods, etc., at an early age, surely will not have the ability to control himself physically, mentally or morally at a later age. He will do what he wants when he wants to and take what he wants when he wants it without consideration for his neighbour or the rest
of mankind.
WONDERING
(Hastings),
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 36, Issue 914, 15 February 1957, Page 5
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189TIME ON THEIR HANDS New Zealand Listener, Volume 36, Issue 914, 15 February 1957, Page 5
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