PEDIATRICS Vol. 48 No. 1 July 1971, pp. 166-167
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Throwing Stones (Continued)

Fred E. Pittman M.D., Ph.D.1 and Thomas E. Cone Jr. M.D.

1 P. O. Box 299, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina 29482

Dr. Cone's comments on the piece, "Throwing Stones" strike me as coming from someone who has not observed at close hand boys of age 7 to 9 left to their own devices. To the terms wicked and malicious one can only add highly imaginative to describe the occasional behavior of perfectly normal children in this age group. In our own neighborhood where there are at least two dozen boys of this age (including my two 8-year-olds) the concerned parents turned the lads away from their wickedness and maliciousness (fortunately before serious hurting and maiming occurred) by the convincing threat of what Dr. Cone would probably consider unenlightened ancient child management –a sound thrashing.