Dr. Benjamin Spock, the 20th-century icon of parenting expertise, has been replaced by a chorus of conflicting ideas and advice.

But Dr. Spock, who died in 1998 at age 94, is now only one of a flock of medical authorities whose works inhabit the child-rearing shelves of bookstores.

Sixty-five years ago, one of the most influential child care manuals of all time was published: Baby and Child Care by the American paediatrician, Dr Benjamin Spock. What influence does it have today?

It became the widely-accepted bible on child rearing, and much of the advice Dr. Spock offered therein ran against the grain of what had previously been the accepted standard for bringing up children.

Parents who lived through the Depression years had been raised under hard times with experts whose advice to their parents on child rearing emphasized rigidity and being strict. Dr. Spock’s ...

According to Spock, whose child-rearing book, “Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care” has become one of the all-time best sellers worldwide, “kids don’t have to be disciplined into adulthood ...

Pediatrician Dr Benjamin Spock, seen examining a child in 1964, revolutionized American child-rearing by advising parents to rely more on a loving “common sense” approach.

There is a call for change by the family of a woman killed in public last week. They want Bailey McCourt's death to be a ...

Among them is Richard Ferber, the author of the 20-year-old child-rearing classic, Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems, who, like Dr. Spock before him, is more than a household name.

On May 2, Dr. Benjamin Spock would have celebrated his 100th birthday. His popular book Baby and Child Carechanged the world of parenting when it was first published in 1946. He brought about a ...

Sixty-five years ago, one of the most influential child care manuals of all time was published: Baby and Child Care by the American paediatrician, Dr Benjamin Spock. What influence does it have today?