Theories of Childhood, Second Edition (Carol Garhart Mooney) / quote 56 of 70
Wrinkles and irons, one aspect at a time
They are focusing on one aspect of the baby—the baby has wrinkles, and one aspect of the iron—the iron is used to get wrinkles out. The children do not naturally consider at the same time that the iron is hot, hot enough to hurt, and that a baby has skin like theirs that could be burned.