John Rosemond: The Doctor comes through, this time for scratching boy

A number of years ago, after doing some research into the use of suggestion — also known as indirect hypnosis — with young children, it occurred to me that a variation on the technique might be an effective way of addressing certain behavior problems. Since then, I’ve frequently recommended that parents appeal to the authority of “The Doctor’’ as a means of extracting themselves and their children from certain disciplinary quagmires. More often than not, The Doctor comes through.