▁and ▁to dd lers ▁ ▁The ▁new born ▁baby ▁was ▁brought ▁from ▁the ▁hospital ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁b ab ies ' ▁house . ▁The ▁mother ▁would ▁get ▁a ▁six - week ▁parent al ▁leave , ▁after ▁which ▁she ▁gradually ▁returned ▁to ▁work , ▁though ▁not ▁before ▁the ▁baby ▁was ▁fully ▁we an ed . ▁Every ▁afternoon , ▁the ▁parents ▁would ▁take ▁their ▁baby ▁home ▁for ▁about ▁an ▁hour . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁k ib but z , ▁parents ▁were ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁b ab ies ' ▁house ▁freely , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁considered ▁best ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁place ▁clean ▁and ▁order ly ▁and ▁let ▁the ▁n anny ▁do ▁her ▁work . ▁As ▁years ▁went ▁by , ▁the ▁attitude ▁became ▁more ▁relax ed ▁in ▁this ▁matter ▁and ▁parents ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁visit ▁their ▁off spring ▁during ▁the ▁day , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁spend ▁time ▁together ▁and ▁establish ▁emot ional ▁bond ing . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁taking ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁baby , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁n anny ' s ▁responsibility ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁moth ers , ▁especially ▁the ▁young ▁and ▁in ex per ien ced ▁ones . ▁ ▁The ▁arrangement ▁of ▁the ▁new born s ' ▁house , ▁its ▁equipment ▁and ▁play ground , ▁and ▁the ▁correct ▁way ▁of ▁offering ▁to ys ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁stage , ▁were ▁all ▁believed ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁proper ▁stim uli ▁and ▁the ▁environment ▁that ▁might ▁best ▁fit ▁b ab ies , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁a vert ▁b ored om ▁and ▁satisfy ▁the ▁to dd