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Common sense book of baby and child care
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There's actually a very nice quote from Dr. Spock from the edition of Dr. Spock that my mother used in like the 1980s. Wait, this is not the Star Trek doctor, is it? No. No, it's not the Star Trek.
Emily Oster · Freakonomics Radio · Dec 2022 The best things said about it
And this whole idea of like freerange kids is kind of based on that philosophy of Dr. Spock who was like one of the first experts, one of the first child experts that America ever really paid attention to. And he wrote a book in 1946 called the common sense book of baby and child.
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The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care by Benjamin Spock is a landmark 1946 parenting guide that revolutionized how generations of parents raised their children by advocating for affection, flexibility, and a more relaxed approach to child-rearing. On an episode of Stuff You Should Know titled Selects: How Free Range Parenting Works, Josh Clark brought up Dr. Spock's classic child-rearing guide to connect the modern free-range parenting philosophy to historical advice, noting that Dr. Spock was one of the very first child experts that America truly paid attention to. Similarly, on an episode of Freakonomics Radio titled 524. How Important Is Breastfeeding, Really?, Emily Oster mentioned Dr. Spock's classic parenting book while discussing parenting advice with host Bapu Jena, referencing a favorite quote from an edition that her mother had used during the 1980s. Both discussions highlighted the enduring cultural footprint of the guide and its role in shaping modern parenting conversations. The enduring relevance of Dr. Spock's philosophy demonstrates how early pediatric advice continues to influence contemporary family discussions across different media platforms and generations of caregivers.
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Emily Oster There's actually a very nice quote from Dr. Spock from the edition of Dr. Spock that my mother used in like… 1
“There's actually a very nice quote from Dr. Spock from the edition of Dr. Spock that my mother used in like the 1980s. Wait, this is not the Star Trek doctor, is it? No. No, it's not the Star Trek.”
Josh Clark And this whole idea of like freerange kids is kind of based on that philosophy of Dr. Spock who was like on… 1
“And this whole idea of like freerange kids is kind of based on that philosophy of Dr. Spock who was like one of the first experts, one of the first child experts that America ever really paid attention to. And he wrote a book in 1946 called the common sense book of baby and child.”
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“did that come from Parenting Magazine it did Dr Spock”