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Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care, 10th edition Expanded, Revised Edition

Benjamin Spock

From the pediatrician whose advice has shaped parenting practices for more than half a century comes the essential parenting book—fully revised and updated with the latest research and written in clear, accessible prose for parents of all backgrounds.

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

It was mentioned as being very influential in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, changing how people regarded and handled babies and raising children. It was also referenced as having received both praise and criticism throughout the years.

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The book came out in 1946, same year my mother was born.

— Episode: B.J. Novak

Episode: B.J. Novak

It was mentioned as being very influential in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, changing how people regarded and handled babies and raising children. It was also referenced as having received both praise and criticism throughout the years.

"

The book came out in 1946, same year my mother was born.

And it revolutionized...

Dr. Spock was the child- Child care guru.

There's a great quote by a guy who wrote a profile in Esquire in like 86 when Spock died in 98.

And he was like, this had such a profound influence in such a quiet way because it was these articles that he was writing in women's magazines that were lying around hair salons and nothing else has affected so quickly and so vastly how the world regards babies and handles them and raises kids.

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