Word: child
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...many would-be parents, the recent revolution in prenatal genetic testing has created agonizing dilemmas. If the tests reveal genetic abnormalities in the fetus, the mother and father must either have a handicapped child or resort to abortion. At best the choice is painful. For some, it is the worst kind of moral quandary...
Family participation means just that, and many members of the Harvard community come swimming with babies in tow. The safest way to transport a baby is in a stroller. Back packs, "Snuglis," slings or in bare arms places both child and adults at risk for falls. Strapped in a stroller, the baby can easily be wheeled, look around, play with small toys or sleep. Someone could bump into the stroller, yes, and/or knock it into the pool. Therefore, children strapped in carriages should be kept away from poolside and be attended to by an adult at all times...
There was obviously a great need for adequate child care as well as a need to guarantee the safety of the small children and the general swimming population. At this point in time, Harvard hired one "safety expert" to look at the pool and make recommendations. Addressing only the issue of safety and only the most basic assessment of pool activities, he simply said, "No more strollers." And so it stands...
...available alternative space within the athletic facility for child care...
Moviegoers love babies, of course. A lame comedy like 3 Men and a Baby earned $168 million by offering little more than Tom Selleck diapering a child. The talking baby is another familiar Hollywood tradition; street-smart infants narrated the film The First Time (1952) and a 1960 sitcom called Happy. Spermatozoa have schmoozed (Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex), and in this year's Me and Him even a penis got chatty...