"Dr.Benjamin Spock, hailed as the grandfather of pediatrics, is known as the

leading authority on child rearing." (Gale 1997) Dr. Benjamin Spock was born on May 2

1903 in New Haven Connecticut, The oldest of six children of a lawyer. Spock attended

Yale university, where he became a member of the Yale rowing crew that won the gold

metal at the 1924 Olympic games in Paris. Spock planned to pursue a career in

architecture, but changed his mind after spending a summer as a camp counselor. From

that point on he decided to become a doctor so that he could devote his life to helping

children.

From there on , Dr. Spock has been know as the authority on how to raise a child.

Spock has written over 12 books on the subjects pertaining to child development and

care. His first book Baby and Child Care published in 1945, has since sold more than

40 million copies., making it second only to the bible sales worldwide. The book has

also been......

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