The for-the-children brigade has been using its scheme for ages now and it is still working. It seems to me that for such a well known strategy an effectve coun

The for-the-children brigade has been using its scheme for ages now and it is still working. It seems to me that for such a well known strategy an effectve counter-strategy should have been devised over the years. Yet, it seems to work very well every time. Can anyone point us to some material about this strategy in general, what counter-moves have been tried and how they worked out in the past?