Every generation has its parent whisperer. My mother and father had Benjamin Spock, the pediatrician who promoted the revolutionary idea that children should be cherished and held, not whipped or ...

A new generation has its own Dr. Spock — and a very different take on parenting Author Emily Oster, right, at a book reading in Washington last year. (Leigh Vogel / Getty Images for Emily Oster) ...

From Spock to Substack, parenting advice has evolved. Here's how grandparents can stay curious, current, and confidently navigate this new chapter.

Parenting advice tends to evolve less through innovation than through reaction, as Katie Pickert pointed out in her viral Time cover story on attachment parenting back in 2012. Spock was reacting ...

Since Spock’s book was first published in 1946, there have been 10 editions of the work, with updates on current medical findings and on social issues like use of day care and gay parenting. However, ...

Dr. Becky is this parenting generation's Dr. Spock, soothing anxieties with Ivy League credentials, a good blowout and Goop-tinged language. Her new book, "Good Inside: A Guide To Becoming the ...

Babies are on our mind these days, and often for all the wrong reasons. It makes you wonder what America’s famous pediatrician, Dr. Benjamin Spock, who died 25 years ago Wednesday, would say to ...

Benjamin Spock. National Press Books, $22.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-882605-12-5 Unlike some of Dr. Spock's 16 previous books, this one does not offer specific advice about children for their parents.

From Spock to Substack, parenting advice has evolved. Here's how grandparents can stay curious, current, and confidently ...

Opinion: A new generation has its own Dr. Spock — and a very different take on parenting. Robin Abcarian. Sun, February 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTC. 6 min read.