Word: infantalizes
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...greet fans gathered outside his hotel in Berlin, Michael Jackson covered the head of his infant son with a cloth and dangled him over the railing of a fourth-floor balcony. People all over the world were shocked: Michael Jackson still has fans? Despite his unnerving behavior of the past decade, there are still those eager for a glimpse of the singer, and he apparently wanted to reciprocate by showing off his offspring. Jackson has three children: Prince Michael I, age 5, and Paris, 4, by ex-wife Debbie Rowe, and Prince Michael II (mother unknown), the infant being waved...
...continent where the number of new AIDS infections is growing at an alarming rate each year, Lewis said that the problem is no longer how scientifically to fight the disease. Medicines to drastically reduce the mother-to-infant transmission rate are inexpensive to produce and easy to administer, he said. It would be similarly simple, he added, to administer drugs that can prolong the lives of people already infected...
...bandanas, bolo ties, leather coasters and, of course, cowboy hats; and finally, the sporty and stylish “Kid Gear,” which patronizingly advertises, “Kids: They know the ABCs and their PRESIDENT!” and includes such gems as W. football jerseys, infant bibs and “toboggan” hats. Please notice, also, the line of smiling purebred, suburban Republican preteens at the top of the “Kid Gear” section; subtlety never was this President’s strong point...
...nature vs. nurture: back in the '50s, when I worked with Lenny Bruce, he used to tell this story: An infant child born to a pair of brilliant astrophysicists gets lost in the woods. Raised by a pack of wild dogs, he finds his way back to civilization years later and goes on to graduate with honors from M.I.T. But a year after that, he gets killed chasing a car. ORSON BEAN Venice, Calif...
...attachment techniques. At the same time Elizabeth began to feel that Tracy was keeping her baby in the sling even when the child was wriggling to get down and nursing her when she didn't seem hungry; in her view Tracy was responding not so much to the infant's needs but rather to her own insecurities. The situation finally peaked when Elizabeth mentioned that she had brought her son into her bed while he was sick, and Tracy responded, "Well, I'm so glad to see that you're finally meeting your child's needs." Says Elizabeth...