Dr. Spock played his role.
We may have a WINNER!!!!
I remember reading Dr. Spock in the very early 60s. And, for whatever it is worth, if you can get your hands on a copy of one of these editions, you will find that he wasn’t all that “permissive” back then.
In fact, he warned against this. In later writings, (after he married a “young’un), he switched over completely to the “dark side” of permissiveness.
Some of the blame placed on the ‘60s kids is properly placed on those a generation earlier, who were at the forefront of leading SOME of the 60s kids into the wilderness of drug use and sexual license.
Most of the kids maturing in the sixties did not protest the war, did not do drugs, and were “straight” sexually.
As usual, the media chose to spotlight and promote the few who promoted the counter-culture. These, in my opinion, were a very vocal minority, supported and promoted by elder radicals...
“Doctor Spock played his role”
I tried the good doctors book with the first child, used the book on the butt of the second. It was good for something after all..:O)