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The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care written by Benjamin Spock, is a manual on infant and child care first published in 1946. The book, along with Dr. Spock, attained fame almost instantly, selling 500,000 copies in its first six months. Read More..

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Description	The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care written by Benjamin Spock, is a manual on infant and child care first published in 1946. The book, along with Dr. Spock, attained fame almost instantly, selling 500,000 copies in its first six months. By Spock’s death in 1998, over 50 million copies of the book had been sold, making it the best-selling book of the twentieth century in America, aside from the Bible.Thomas Maier, Dr. Spock: An American Life (New York: Basic Books, 2003), 462. As of 2011, the book had been translated into 39 languages.Louise Hidalgo, " Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care at 65," BBC World Service, 23 August 2011.Spock and his manual helped revolutionize child-rearing methods for the post-World War II generation. Mothers heavily relied on Spock’s advice and appreciated his friendly, reassuring tone.Maier, 142. Spock emphasizes in his book that, above all, parents should have confidence in their abilities and trust their instincts. The famous first line of the book reads, “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”Benjamin Spock, The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (New York: Duell, Sloan, and Pearce, 1946).
Description	The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care written by Benjamin Spock, is a manual on infant and child care first published in 1946. The book, along with Dr. Spock, attained fame almost instantly, selling 500,000 copies in its first six months. By Spock’s death in 1998, over 50 million copies of the book had been sold, making it the best-selling book of the twentieth century in America, aside from the Bible.Thomas Maier, Dr. Spock: An American Life (New York: Basic Books, 2003), 462. As of 2011, the book had been translated into 39 languages.Louise Hidalgo, " Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care at 65," BBC World Service, 23 August 2011.Spock and his manual helped revolutionize child-rearing methods for the post-World War II generation. Mothers heavily relied on Spock’s advice and appreciated his friendly, reassuring tone.Maier, 142. Spock emphasizes in his book that, above all, parents should have confidence in their abilities and trust their instincts. The famous first line of the book reads, “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”Benjamin Spock, The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (New York: Duell, Sloan, and Pearce, 1946).

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Name	The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
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Authors	Benjamin Spock
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Language	English
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Country	USA
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Pages	527 (1st edition)
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Publisher	Duell, Sloan and Pearce (New York City)
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Pub_date	1946/7/14
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