Summarize the advice that Watson and Watson gave on child rearing.
Watson was a prominent writer and speaker, but his favorite topic was children. After his investigative work on psychology, he started sharing his views on children in his written version, along with his wife Rosalie. Watson and his wife advised everyone to treat children as small adults.
He said while addressing a gathering, not to kiss and hug them, and not allowing them to sit on their lap, but also pamper them in little ways like kissing them on the forehead. He also said that when they hear a mother saying, ‘Bless its little heart’ during falling down, he has to walk to let off the steam. He also warned as a conclusion that mother’s love is used as a dangerous instrument, when one gets tempted to pet one’s own child.
The book published by them on child bearing reflected more of John’s ideas than Rosalie’s. In an article, ‘I am the Mother of a Behaviorist’s Sons’, she said that she respected the science of behaviorism and presented her other views. She and Watson both had a soft corner for children.