Tematika: Ostalo
ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1900 - 1949.
Jezik: Engleski
Kulturno dobro: Predmet koji prodajem nije kulturno dobro ili ovlašćena institucija odbija pravo preče kupovine
Autor: Strani

Benjamin Spock, M.D. - The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1946
527 str.
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First edition.

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The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care is a book by American pediatrician Benjamin Spock and one of the best-selling books of the twentieth century, selling 500,000 copies in the six months after its initial publication in 1946 and 50 million by the time of Spock`s death in 1998. As of 2011, the book had been translated into 39 languages.

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. 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.`

The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care is arranged by topics corresponding to the child`s age, ranging from infancy to teenage years. Drawn from his career as a pediatrician, Spock`s advice is comprehensive, dealing with topics such as preparing for the baby, toilet training, school, illnesses, and `special problems` like `separated parents` and `the fatherless child`.

Unlike leading child care experts prior to the 1940s, Spock supports flexibility in child-rearing, advising parents to treat each child as an individual. Drawing on his psychoanalytic training, he explains the behavior and motivations of children at each stage of growth, allowing parents to make their own decisions about how to raise their children. For example, Spock has an entire chapter devoted to `The One-Year-Old,` in which he explains that babies at this age like to explore the world around them. He then suggests ways to arrange the house and prevent accidents with a `wandering baby.`

Spock emphasizes that ultimately, the parents` `natural loving care` for their children is most important. He reminds parents to have confidence in their abilities and to trust their common sense; his practice as a pediatrician had proven to him that parents` instincts were usually best.
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Nonfiction, Dr. Bendžamin Spok