Pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock interacting with children in 1979. His bestselling book, "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care," was published in 1946 and helped alter ideas about child ...

NEW YORK -- Babies born today aren't much different from babies born in 1943, but the world they're born into has seen many changes. That's why the eighth edition of "Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care" ...

Back in the late 80’s when my wife and I were expecting our first child, of course we turned to the two primary resources that detailed everything a new parent should know about becoming a parent: Dr.

In my case, at least, the timing was impeccable. Many decades ago this week, just as I was making my debut as a member of the human race, a young, largely unknown pediatrician published a book about ...