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Benjamin spocks revolutionary book about how to raise children was first published on july 14, 1946. Spock repeatedly revised his own book over the years, and, for the fifth and sixth editions, which appeared in 1985 and 1992 respectively, he had a coauthor. Spock attended yale university, where he became a member of the yale rowing crew. Berry brazelton, pediatrician who soothed generations. Spocks baby and child care is an essential resource for parents. See all books authored by benjamin spock, including the common sense book of baby and child care, and the common sense book of baby and child care, and more on. Jun 20, 1998 dr benjamin spock, perhaps most influential pediatrician of all time, says children should stick to vegetarian diet devoid of all dairy products after age of 2. His writings and ideas have influenced so many millions of mothers that he has been called affectionately the nations baby doctor spock. Spock for his expert, insightful pediatric advice all the information that you need is in his book from breastfeeding techniques to dealing with emotionally troubled children. Benjamin spock, whose dutch ancestors spelled their family name as spaak, was the famous pediatricianfamily doctorpsychiatrist who wrote the world famous manual on how to raise babies and children, especially the boomer generation children. Benjamin spock talks with newsmen outside the federal building in boston, jan.
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Spocks book baby and child care was published in 1946, just in time for the postworld war ii baby boom. Spock was the first pediatrician to study psychoanalysis to try to understand childrens needs and. Benjamin spock was born on may 2 1903 in new haven connecticut, the oldest of six children of a lawyer. Benjamin spock was an american pediatrician, most noted as the author of one of the bestselling nonfiction books of all time baby and child care. The worlds most famous baby doctor october 07, 2011. Spock began working as a pediatrician, treating babies and children in new york city in nineteen thirtythree.
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