"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 Mike Hawker. 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 ITV 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

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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