Dr Spock's Baby and Child Care Author:Benjamin Spock, Michael B. Rothenberg By far the greatest bestseller in its field, BABY AND CHILD CARE has been the source book for several generations of parents, and is still the most reliable. Now writing with pediatrician and child psychiatrist Dr. Michael B. Rothenberg, Dr. Spock has updated his work to meet the changing and challenging world of the eighties. Included is advice... more » and information on alternative birthing methods, day care centers, the father's changed role in pregnancy and childbirth, breast-feeding for working mothers, the pressure to produce "super kids", divorce, custody and single parenting, helping children understand death, specific medical information reflecting recent scientific discoveries, new procedures to help men and women function as relaxed, assured, and loving parents.
All Dr. Spock's basic time-tested advice is here. Now, accepting and welcoming the altered status of both men and women in child care, the 40th anniversary edition of this classic work will help them face parenthood with new confidence and joy.« less
I didn't really like this book that much. The information is outdated and I found the way it is printed hard to follow. I got much better information from other sources!