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We like this frank, outspoken book, which while not contributing anything to psychoanalysis per se evidently is built partly upon a psychoanalytic basis.
It contains a common sense discussion of the family life: How They Begin, Settling Down to Marriage, The Other Woman, Sexual Satisfaction, Living Together, Work and Money, Children, the Consummation of Marriage, All Children Have Difficulties; these chapter headings are expository of the material which follows along more or less orthodox lines, with a slight overtone on the “do as you please” border. Certainly not to be viewed with favor by the Puritan and we suggest not altogether good mental economic discipline. Some individuals may make high with free wheeling but we have not met them.
The word “I” is prominent throughout the book. We suspect the senior author had little to do with it, as the female bias is prominent throughout. There are many passages which we believe will be of nothing but disservice to many adolescents and in this sense the book is not to be recommended.
The psychoanalytic reader will find an undertone of hostility to its formulations. It contains nothing of import for them, although it is sprightly written, chatty at times, not without humor and ease of expression.