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Baby Needs a Parent is a song for single
parents. Single parenting can be overwhelming and
lonely at times, but it can also be less
complicated when you don’t have to deal with
the other parent. Some single parents buy things
for their children to compensate for the loss of
the other parent, but kids don’t need more
stuff, they need a well-adjusted adult in their
life who loves them and can model a full range of
healthy emotions.
Some single parent homes have produced some very
well-balanced children, including homes with gay
and lesbian parents. Children who grow up in such a
home do not automatically become homosexual
themselves, because as these special parents point
out, "Gee, we grew up with heterosexual parents;
that didn't influence our sexual orientation.”
Baby Needs a Parent
Baby don’t need no silver spoon
Don’t need no rub-a-dub-dub
It’s apparent that a baby needs a parent
who
Can give that baby some love!
Now every baby’s got one Mama
And every baby’s got one Pop
These days some babies live with one or the
other
Cause the parents get all split-up!
Now if a baby’s only got one person
To guide that baby along
Well you might think “that’s a one-sided
baby”
But maybe you might be wrong
Though everybody says that a baby girl
Needs to learn a woman’s gentle touch
And a boy needs a man to raise him, and
To show him how to be tough, . .
You know a baby can grow-up gentle
When a gentle Daddy takes good care
And a baby can grow up stron and brave
When a strong, brave Mama is there!
Now every baby’s gotta have at least one
person
Who can be both gentle and strong
Well if the Mama and the Daddy can both do that
Then that baby’s never gonna go wrong!
Written by Peter Alsop,
©1980 Moose School Music (BMI)
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Peter
Alsop is a nationally known singer-songwriter,
educator and humorist with a Ph.D. in educational
psychology. He graduated from Trinity College in
Connecticut and did his doctoral work at Columbia
University's Teachers' College and Columbia Pacific
University. He worked as the Director of The Harbor
Schools Residential Treatment Center for
emotionally disturbed adolescents in Maine and as a
New York City elementary school teacher in the
South Bronx ghetto.
Peter has produced nineteen
audio recordings and seven videos and dvd's for
which he consistently wins "Best Children's" awards
from Parents' Choice and the Association For
Independent Music. His songs are used daily by
thousands of parents, educators and human service
professionals to help families discuss sensitive
issues. His "Wake Up" video with John Ritter helps
families prevent child abuse and abduction. He's
acted on stage and on television, directed a
feature film, and performs extensively at
conferences, festivals and concerts throughout the
United States, Canada as well as hosting an annual
training workshops at his Otter Space conference
center in Northern California. He lives in Topanga,
California with his wife, actress/director Ellen
Geer, and their two daughters Willow and Megan.
Contact: Moose School Productions, Box 960,
Topanga, CA 90290 or 310-455-2318 or
E-Mail
or peteralsop.com
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