Should children witness childbirth? Due
to a power outage at the time, only one
paramedic responded to the call. The
house was very, very dark, so the
paramedic asked katelyn, a 3-year-old
girl, to hold a flashlight high over her
mommy so he could see while he helped
deliver the baby. Very diligently,
katelyn did as she was asked. Heidi
pushed and pushed, and after a little
while connor was born.
The paramedic lifted him by his little
feet and spanked him on his
bottom.
Connor began to cry. The paramedic then
thanked katelyn for her help
and asked the wide-eyed 3-year-old what
she thought about what she had just
witnessed.
Katelyn quickly responded, "he shouldn't
have crawled in there in the
first place. Smack him again."
