There is the story about a couple who did not know what to do about the jealousy of their three-year-old son towards their new baby. So they got themselves a Book of Child Psychology and studied it. One day when the little fellow was in a particularly bad mood the mother said, “Take the teddy bear, son, and show me how you feel towards the baby.”

According to the book he was supposed to punch and squeeze the teddy bear. But the three-year-old grabbed the teddy bear by the leg and. With obvious delight, went over to the baby and hit her one the head with it.