In the early 1960s, life was quite different. Families were very close, and discipline was more hands-on. This is...
It must be remembered that in Britain in the 1950s, corporal punishment was widely used to discipline children –...
During my childhood, I spent about six months living on my aunt’s farm. It was a typical farm with...
When I was very young, my mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, which left her in a wheelchair. This...
George and I were inseparable – we played basketball in the driveway, tossed a ball in the backyard, and...
I spent a week with my Aunt Peggy in Jersey because my mother needed a break from me. As...
In the mid-1960s, I spent my summers working on my aunt’s farm. My uncle had passed away a couple...
When I was younger, I had a friend named Simon. We would often hang out at his place –...
From: The Outlook (periodical published in New York) 5 July 1913 When Corporal Punishment for Children is Right: A...
This Particular incident occurred when I was into my second year at the school. That autumn, a new boy,...