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us result b) The kid will become obedient, respect- ful, nicely behaved.

Now, suppose the kid has TV inclinations. What happens? He'll just love the whole idea and he'll be obedient, respectful and nice AS LONG AS HE IS DRESSED UP. Take him out of those clothes and he acts up again. So we use dressing as bait. If you

do this or that, or if you pass this exam, we'll let you be little Susie for the whole summer vac- ation! The kid sweeps the school, baffles his teachers and gets straight "A"'s in all subjects. One word of warning however/. This bait might become rather expensive as the kid has to be supplied with make-up, jewelry and a decent wardrobe. Of course this might make his sister (if he has one) so envious that she in turn will stop wearing jeans and boys' shirts and will insist on wearing dresses at least as pretty as those of her brother's. We might even change the present horrible trend of girls' attire. I would bring this project to the next PTA meeting and if the mother meets too many objections, then it should be the father's turn to argue for the plan (suitably attired in a pretty frock, of course). This way the trend would begin to take hold in various households and TV week-end parties among families in the neighborhood could become something very fashionable. As the TV idea progresses we'ld see policemen demanding to have their uniforms changed in Summer, replacing the trousers with skirts. They know skirts are cooler than pants in hot weather. And like them, every- body else would follow "suit", (somehow this word does clash with my trend of thought), until men in dresses would be a perfectly common occurrence. (I know the alarm-clock is ringing in the distance and I should wake-up, but dreaming is such a nice experience!)

And where does reality take us? Just stop and contemplate for a moment the present, TV situation vs. children. The little monsters turn out to be the

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