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1964 RESOLUTIONS
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FOR PARENTS
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OF TEENAGERS
by Patricia McCormack 'vaw
M esolve to give your teen-ager the car every time he wants it . . . even if you must walk. The poor dear lives in the shadow of the atomic bomb . . . and he’s entitled to all the comfort he can get. Vow you’ll hock the family jewels . . . get loans . . . and Cven go bank rupt to buy Junior and Janie the things they need to keep up with the Jones kids. The vital thing is that no child o f yours must ever know what it means to sacrifice. Set a deadline when the children date at night . . . but resolve to re frain from enforcing it. Allow yourself to take the child’s side when there’s trouble at school. Never attempt to hear the other side. You know all teachers are squares. Resolve to let your children sass you every time you try to correct them. When the sassing’s ended . . . apologize for being so old-fashioned. Promise to let them stay home and practice the twist when it’s time to go to church with the family. After all . . . the typical teen-ager always knows what’s best. Swear you won’t force the children to study when they beg off. It might ruin their eyes or interfere with tele vision-watching time. Vow to co-operate if you can’t make children dig neatness. You co-operate by learning to dig sloppiness. Permit them to tie up the family phone . . . even if it means you have to go to the comer store to make an important call. You realize it might damage Janie’s psyche if you ask her to give up the phone just when Joe is telling her what Sid said about her in geometry class last week. JA N U A R Y , 1964
Promise them a free and easy life. Never assign chores about the house or expect their cooperation in any matter when it interferes with their plans. Give them the right never to think too seriously about what they will do when they’re grown. Let them live haphazardly on a day-to-day basis. When they ask you any questions about love or marriage . . . tell them to “ go look it up.” Let them think money grows on trees. You had to learn the value of a buck during the depression days. 1. Objectionable TV and Radio pro grams: Federal Communications Com mission, Washington 25, D.C., and National Association of Broadcasters, 1771 N Street N.W., Washington, D.C. Also the stations responsible and the sponsors of the shows. 2. Objectionable commercials: The same as above but also: The ANA - A A A A Committee for Improvement of Advertising Content, 420 Lexing ton Avenue, New York 17, New York. 3. Indecent movies: Mr. Geoffrey Shurlock, Motion Picture Association of America, 8480 Beverly Blvd., Hollywood 48, Calif. Also the com pany who produced it, and the theat ers showing it. 4. Indecent movie ads: Movie com pany, theater, newspaper and Mr.
You certainly don’t want to expose your children to such an unpleasant fact of life. Control your parental instincts. Clean up the clutter after the children have had a party. That’s part of the price you must pay for letting them entertain their friends at home. Promise to hang up their clothes all the time. It’s much easier than preaching about tidy habits. Following these resolutions guar antees that your children will be spoiled brats today . . . and irrespon sible adults tomorrow. Gordon White, Motion Picture Associ ation of America, 28 West 44 Street, New York City, N.Y. 5. Newsstands featuring indecent publications: Objections may be prop erly voiced to proprietor, police chief and mayor. 6. General public indecency: Bom bard senators and congressmen and state legislators with support for leg islation to clean up filth. 7. Indecent record covers and greeting cards: Protests may be sent to addresses printed on back of rec ord covers and cards. 8. Indecent newspaper and maga zine ads: It is suggested that ob jectionable ads be cut out and re turned to newspaper or magazine with statement that you do not with such ads in your home.
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