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Benjamin Spock

Benjamin Spock. Amira Zubairi & Sandleen Azam HSB 4U1 February, 24th 2012. Benjamin Spock. “Baby Doctor”. “You know more than you think you can do. Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense. Take it easy, trust your own instincts” -Dr. Benjamin Spock. Background.

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Benjamin Spock

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  1. Benjamin Spock Amira Zubairi & Sandleen Azam HSB 4U1 February, 24th 2012

  2. Benjamin Spock “Baby Doctor” • “You know more than you think you can do. Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense. Take it easy, trust your own instincts”-Dr. Benjamin Spock

  3. Background • Born on May 2nd, 1903 in New Haven, Connecticut • Son of Benjamin Ives Spock and Mildred Louise Stoughton Spock • Eldest of six children, in a strict and stern family • Educated at private preparatory schools • Went to Yale University, majored in English Literature • Transferred to Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons

  4. Background • Studied at New York Psychoanalytic Institute • Member of the rowing crew that represented the United States in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, France • In 1927, he married Jane Chaney • Married again in 1976 to Mary Morgan • Died on March 15th, 1998 in La Jolla, California

  5. Field of Research • Focused on Psychology and psychiatry • Studied mental illness, emotional disturbance and abnormal behaviour • Practiced pediatrics and taught psychiatry and child development • Great observer of the human condition

  6. Field of Research • Believed child care should be a positive and loving experience for both parents and kids • Discouraged punishment • Introduced the idea of showing affection and compassion in parenting • Emphasized accommodating to children's feelings and catering to their preferences • Addressed that each child is an individual and must be treated differently

  7. Contributions & Insight • Insight to psychology by studying human behavior and relationships • Different methods to cope with children • Baby and Child Care - written between 1943 and 1946, a book on child rearing

  8. Contributions & Insight • Introduced positive child rearing - saying parents should be less strict on children • Insight was gained by educators and psychologists • Websites and parenting books are inspired by him

  9. Further Insight • Introduced a new outlook on parenting • Encouraged parents to use their own instincts while raising children • Recognized that disabled children are different than usual kid Caring for Your Disabled Child

  10. Further Insight • His ideas can relate to sociology by studying the way parents raise their kids in different cultures • Connected to anthropology by changing the history of American culture on parents and childcare • Promoted the idea of joint-parenting • Parents considered a different style of raising their children vs.

  11. Credibility & Validity • Spock contributed to psychology and child rearing • Parents still follow the ideas of Spock today • His books have sold over 5 millions copies in over 40 different languages • His books and ideas remain popular amongst educators, psychologists, and parents • Modern social issues affect parenting styles - parents can resort to Spock’s ideals on parenting

  12. Thank You!

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