"Don't Treat Me Like a Child" is the 1961 debut single of then fourteen-year-old

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, and was written by John Schroeder and

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. The song was recorded at

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, with a nine piece band under the direction of

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. After Helen's appearance on the

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musical programme '' Thank Your Lucky Stars'', the record took off and reached a peak position of No. 3 in the UK charts, as well as being relatively well received in the rest of Europe.

International chart positions

References

Songs about parenthood Songs about teenagers 1961 singles Helen Shapiro songs Songs written by John Schroeder (musician) Columbia Graphophone Company singles 1961 songs Songs written by Mike Hawker (songwriter) Number-one singles in New Zealand {{1960s-pop-song-stub