Dr. Benjamin Spock: The World’s Pediatrician

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Dr. Benjamin Spock:The World’s Pediatrician

Kaitlyn Peskie

+ Benjamin McLane Spock

Lived May 2, 1903- March 15, 1998

From New Haven, Connecticut

Oldest of 6 siblings

Olympic Gold Medalist for rowing in 1924

Schooling Yale School of Medicine and Columbia University’s College of

Physicians and Surgeons

Wives Jane Cheney Mary Morgan

+Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care

Published in 1946

50 million copies

Translated to 39 languages

“Trust yourself, you know more than you

think you do.”

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Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.

Each baby is an individual.

Love and affection over strict discipline

Listen to your baby and adapt to what they need.

Basic Guidelines

+Dr. Spock’s influence

Life Magazine’s 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century

Book is still printed today Has changed with society

Emphasis on both parents Gay and lesbian parents Adoption

+Interview Merv Griffin Show 1966

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTDBL_U68XM

+Dr. Spock and Human Communication Identity

Childhood shapes individual identity

Verbal Communication Encouraging and praising children

Nonverbal Communication Showing affection Hugging, kissing, playing

Book has changed over the past 65 years

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