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 us now ...

Dr. Benjamin Spock is remembered as one of the foremost authorities on raising children. His influential and prolific books, first published in the mid-1940s, advised parents to be more affectionate ...

Dr. Benjamin Spock’s "Baby and Child Care" book, first published in 1946, was a principal guide for parents in the post-World War II era. It is now in its 10th edition, with over 50 million copies ...

Nicolaus Mills’ July 21 commentary on Dr. Spock (Cleveland’s Dr. Benjamin Spock and his 1924 Olympic gold medal in Paris) was a refreshing case study of a person who acted on his values and confronted ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dandling a copy of his bestselling baby book on one knee, Dr. Benjamin Spock, 64, attempted to define himself before the television cameras in his Manhattan apartment. “I’m not a pacifist,” declared ...

In the pantheon of parenting gurus, Dr. Spock appears to have legendary staying power. Nowadays, there are shelves full of niche parenting books, offering advice on raising twins or singletons, ...

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