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Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care: Sixth Revised Edition
by Benjamin Spock M.D., Michael B. Rothenberg M.D.
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Dutton Adult (1992-04-01)
ISBN: 0525934006
EAN: 9780525934004
Dewy Decimal #: 649.1
Hardcover: 928 pages
Edition: 6
SKU: 02413
Condition: Collectible: Very Go
Comments: First Dutton Printing (6th ed.) April 1992 with full number line. Hardback with dust jacket in great condition.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
The classic guide to baby care has been revised to address the issues of the 1990s and includes discussions of working parents, single parents, stepparenting, AIDS, daycare, sex education, divorce, and accident prevention. 25,000 first printing.
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Amazon.com Review
No parenting library is complete without this childcare classic. Recently revised, the sixth edition still provides the sensible, compassionate advice and hard-core how-to-do-it tips that Dr. Spock has always been famous for. Whether it's mixing formula, treating chicken pox, or dealing with divorce or a child's homosexuality, Dr. Spock is the man.
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Customer Reviews
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Spock's Still the Authority
Rating  (5)
Date: 2004-07-09
7 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
Ten years ago with the birth of my first child, I received 6 different books on baby care--all from the best sellers list. Over the next 10 years each of them, at one time or another, was heaved against a wall at 2 am or tossed into the kitchen trash can. Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care helped me to correctly diagnose croup in my 6 month old daughter, which led to a call to the pediatrician as opposed to a trip to the ER. Dr. Spock calmly and reassuringly helps parents learn THEY are the experts about their own children.
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Nothing else as thorough and easy to read
Rating (5)
Date: 2004-03-31
10 out of 10 customers found this reveiw helpful
As a second-time mother who's read Dr. Spock, Dr. Brazelton, and Dr. Sears' baby care books, I still reach for Spock whenever I have a question, or an uncertainty about something. This book is extensive in its coverage of both big and little issues, from diapering to feeding, and on into adolescence, ecompassing details as well as emotional aspects of what you're doing, if applicable. I find his philosophies and techniques to be a terrific common sense, middle ground, and reassuring resource. Even if you enjoy other parenting books, this one is a must- sort of an encyclopedia of infant/child issues, as the index is detailed and thorough. Keep this one in your library!
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For those who read it thoroughly, an excellent work
Rating (5)
Date: 2004-01-06
12 out of 13 customers found this reveiw helpful
It would appear that some reviewers vehmently loath Dr. Spock yet they quite blatantly have missed the very key point of everything he said. Throughout the book he stresses numerous times the importance of following YOUR instincts and that he is only SUGGESTING methods for CERTAIN situations and he states quite clearly that it is of the utmost importance to realize that every child is different and parents are human and therefore you should not apply his methods, or any other "experts" methods to ALL cases without using YOUR OWN judgements. The core of everything Dr. Spock said was love your children and enjoy the experience of being a parent. He gives confidence to first time parents and a great deal of helpful advice on every aspect of baby and child care. One can get a great deal out of Dr. Spock's work, but only if they are patient, thorough readers with a certain amount of common sense.
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The Final Frontier... of childcare?
Rating (5)
Date: 2003-07-02
11 out of 45 customers found this reveiw helpful
Any "Star Trek" fan would not want this book! It turns out it's not about "Star Trek"! It's about Childcare! Who would have guessed? We're loosing power, Scotty!
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The Best Childcare Book Ever !
Rating (5)
Date: 2003-05-30
5 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
I'm shocked that some people didn't like this book. I have found it to be warm, practical, compassionate and right on the money when it comes to describing the typical developmental stages children go through, as well as any problems or medical ailments they might have. It's definitely the first book I reach for whenever my children get sick, or enter some new developmental stage I'm not familiar with. Forget Penelope Leach, Terry Brazelton and the rest; Dr. Spock is the best!
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