▁into ▁fragments ▁is ▁harm ful . ▁M oth ers ▁know ▁this ' ▁– ▁did ▁not ▁feel ▁the ▁same ▁sense ▁of ▁ur gency . ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁not ▁seen ▁the ▁same ▁things ▁he ▁had ▁seen . ▁Dec ades ▁later , ▁' now ▁that ▁we ▁understand ▁the ▁process , ▁hosp it als ▁are ▁making ▁it ▁much ▁easier ▁for ▁parents ▁to ▁visit ▁more ▁or ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁with ▁younger ▁children ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁later ▁stages ▁are ▁reached ▁much ▁less ▁often '; ▁but ▁it ▁required ▁shock ▁tact ics ▁from ▁Robert son ▁to ▁achieve ▁that ▁end . ▁ ▁Film ▁– ▁A ▁Two - year - old ▁goes ▁to ▁Hospital ▁( 1 9 5 2 ) ▁ ▁James ▁decided ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁film ▁record ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁child ' s ▁stay ▁in ▁hospital . ▁ ▁It ▁would ▁allow ▁the ▁evidence ▁to ▁be ▁exam ined ▁and ▁re - ex am ined . ▁ ▁He ▁hoped ▁it ▁would ▁pier ce ▁def ences ▁that ▁the ▁spoken ▁word ▁could ▁not . ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁£ 1 5 0 ▁he ▁purchased ▁a ▁c ine ▁camera ▁and ▁ 8 0 ▁minutes ▁of ▁black - and - white ▁film . ▁He ▁had ▁never ▁used ▁a ▁c ine ▁camera ▁before . ▁ ▁The ▁resulting ▁film ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁classic . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁designated ▁" of ▁national ▁and ▁historic ▁importance " ▁and ▁a ▁copy ▁is ▁being ▁preserved ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Archives . ▁ ▁Laura , ▁aged ▁ 2 , ▁is ▁in ▁hospital ▁for ▁ 8 ▁days ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁minor ▁operation