Common-Sense and The Child: A Plea For Freedom By Ethel Mannin. Originally published in 1932. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include Credo The unborn child Infancy Cleanliness versus the child Discipline versus freedom Clothes and the child Food and the child Sleep and the child Sex knowledge and the child The sexual life of the child Fear causes and cures Religion and fear Children's dreams Education old and new Culture can't be taught Games and the creative impulse The sins of the child The crime of punishment The freedom of the child