The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care

By Benjamin Spock, Dorothea Fox (illustrator),

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Benjamin Spock's Baby and Child Care (first published in 1946 and then frequently updated and reissued after) is the most important childcare and advice manual of the twentieth century.

Beginning after World War II during the baby boom, tens of millions of mothers turned to Spock for advice about the physical and psychological care of their children. As childrearing advice, Spock’s calm insights into matters like feeding, responding to crying, and identifying the signs of disease remain invaluable to parents struggling to understand their daily challenges. 

And Spock’s level-headed confidence in parents can help to tame the bewildering torrent of…

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