The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care

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The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care is a landmark 1946 parenting guide by pediatrician Benjamin Spock that revolutionized child-rearing advice by encouraging a more relaxed, child-centered approach.

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instanceOf book
parenting guide
alsoKnownAs Baby and Child Care NERFINISHED
author Benjamin Spock NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
emphasizes flexible feeding and sleeping schedules
responding sensitively to children’s needs
trusting parental instincts
genre childcare literature
non-fiction
hasEdition revised editions published over several decades
impact shaped pediatric and parenting advice literature
influenced modern parenting practices in the United States
post–World War II child-rearing norms
language English
mainSubject child care
child development
infant care
parenting
notableFor being one of the best-selling books of the 20th century
popularizing a relaxed, child-centered approach to parenting
opposes rigid, authoritarian child-rearing methods
publicationDate 1946
publisher Duell, Sloan and Pearce NERFINISHED
sales tens of millions of copies worldwide (approximate)
targetAudience caregivers
parents
timePeriodDescribed early childhood
infancy
school-age children
title The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care NERFINISHED

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Benjamin Spock notableWork The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care