A child guidance clinic the treatment of mothers is indicated I only insofar as their problems contribute to the problems of the child. From the practical standpoint treatment must be planned in accordance with the "principle of parsimony," for obviously intensive and prolonged study and treatment of each mother is impossible, even if we were sure it would be desirable.
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