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Dr. Spock's timeless lessons in parenting

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
Author and physician Dr. Benjamin Spock in NYC in 1974.AP Photo/Jerry Mosey

The book ignited a revolution, breaking free from conventional wisdom that said children required schedules, discipline and little affection. Instead, “The Common Sense Book of Baby and Childcare,” written by Dr. Benjamin Spock and published in 1946, encouraged...

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