Synopses & Reviews
Exceptional advice for parents-to-be straight from the experts! Key Selling Points
- Dr. Benjamin Spock is the most recognized brand-name childcare expert in the world!
- This is the second title in a three-book series of baby and childcare advice, beginning with Dr. Spock's Baby Basics (pub. 1/03) and to be followed by Dr. Spock's Safety and First Aid for Babies and Toddlers (pub. 9/03).
- Parent Sense, the Dr. Spock Company's 8-week informational TV series, airs on PBS stations nationwide.
- Dr. Spock's Pregnancy Guide is written by noted obstetrician Dr. Marjorie Greenfield, Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Dr. Spock Company, Dr. Greenfield is an expert in Dr. Spock's philosophy of childcare and was listed in the 1999 U.S. Guide to Top Doctors.
- The Dr. Spock Company was founded in 1999 by Mary Morgan, widow of Dr. Benjamin Spock, to continue his childcare philosophy. Its popular website www.drspock.com, receives about 600.000 unique hits per month.
Synopsis
America's favorite pediatrician, Dr. Benjamin Spock has helped two generations of parents raise their kids with his timeless bestseller,
Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care. Now, today's parents can rejoice: a new compilation of Dr. Spock's timeless advice is here!
Filled with Dr. Spock's insightful writings on the fruition of a child to college-aged adult, this first-time collection of essays provides parents with timely information on topics such as:
- a child's fears and anger
- coping with everyday stress
- teaching a child values and responsibilities
- understanding and dealing with violence in contemporary culture
- effective discipline
- prioritizing school work
- dealing with peer pressure
- discussing love, sex, and AIDS
- step-parenting
With Dr. Spock's The School Years, parents everywhere will return again and again to Dr. Spock for all of their child-rearing questions.
About the Author
Benjamin Spock, M.D., practiced pediatrics in New York City from 1933 to 1947. He then became a medical teacher and researcher at the Mayo Clinic, the University of Pittsburgh, and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. The author of eleven books, he was a political activist for causes that vitally affect children: disarmament, day care, schooling, housing, and medical care for all. He had two sons, a stepdaughter, and four grandchildren. Dr. Spock, who died March 15, 1998, at age ninety-four, was married to Mary Morgan. Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care has been translated into thirty-nine languages and has sold fifty million copies worldwide since its first publication in 1946.