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Benjamin Spock

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born

May 02, 1903 in New Haven, Connecticut, The United States

died

March 15, 1998

gender

male

genre

Parenting & Families, Health, Mind & Body

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Benjamin McLane Spock was an American pediatrician whose book Baby and Child Care, published in 1946, is one of the biggest best-sellers of all time. Its revolutionary message to mothers was that "you know more than you think you do." Spock was the first pediatrician to study psychoanalysis to try to understand children's needs and family dynamics.

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Books by Benjamin Spock

Average rating: 3.66 · 698 ratings · 95 reviews · 27 distinct works

	Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care by Benjamin Spock, Robert Needlman (Revised by) 3.66 avg rating — 659 ratings — published 1957 — 49 editions	My rating:
	Dr. Spock's The First Two Years: The Emotional and Physical Needs of Children from Birth to Age 2 3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Spock on Spock 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Dr. Spock On Parenting: Sensible Advice From America's Most Trusted Child Care Expert 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Teie laps 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1995	My rating:
	A Better World for Our Children: Rebuilding American Family Values 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Problems of Parents. 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1962 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Dr. Spock Talks with Mothers: Growth and Guidance 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1961 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Dr. Spock's The School Years: The Emotional and Social Development of Children 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2001 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care by Benjamin Spock, Robert Needlman (revising co-author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1946	My rating:

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Quotes by Benjamin Spock

“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”
― Benjamin Spock

tags: parenting , philosophy , self-assurance

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“The children who are appreciated for what they are, even if they are homely, or clumsy, or slow, will grow up with confidences in themselves - happy. They will have a spirit that will make the best of all the capacities that they have, and of all the opportunities that come their way. They will make light of any handicaps.”
― Benjamin Spock, Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care

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“It's not the words but the music that counts.”
― Benjamin Spock

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