1903 - 1998

born May 2, 1903 in Connecticut

his father worked, while his mother raised the kids

was the oldest of six children

educated at private schools when young

went to Yale, finished at Columbia

wanted to work with children

found pediatricians focused too much on the physical

decided to specialize in pediatrics

wanted to change the way children were raised

emphasized “do as I say, not as I do”

wrote “Baby and Child Care”

his beliefs weren’t the same as most other’s

a more relaxed attitude with children was better

“you know more than you think you do”

fathers needed to play a larger role in children’s lives

child’s development retraced history

Pediatricians need psychological training

the original way of child rearing was too harsh on children

children should be raised with love

“children need to feel that his mother and father… still have rights… it trains him from the

beginning to get along reasonably with other people.”

was not loved by all

some felt that he actually made children’s behavior worse

the New York Times interviewed him and he said he would “be proud if the idealism and militancy of youth today were caused by my book”

no one had a greater impact on parent’s the Dr. Spock

loved not only by the parents that learned from him, but the children who were raised under his instructions

President Bill Clinton said “Dr. Spock was a tireless advocate, devoting himself to the cause of improving the lives of children.”

voted one of 100 Most Important People

remembered as being involved, warm and passionate

His bold approaches and opinions made him unforgettable

Labeled as “the father of permissiveness”

“The Nation’s Baby Doctor”

the children raised under his advice were the baby boomers

“Baby and Child Car” has sold more that 50 million copies, only outmatched in sales by the Bible

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