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Originally Posted by justanotherblue
As for the time outer's, that would be baby boomer Dr. Spock. From what I've seen, I would have to say, it doesn't work. Now my dad's belt... that worked very well!
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What a load.
First, Dr. Benjamin Spock was not a baby boomer. He was born May 2, 1903, forty some years before the beginning of the "baby boom".
Second, most of the things that he was blamed for were actually created by his critics who exaggerated his message and ideas.
Dr. Spocks primary message was to mothers: "you know more than you think you do."
His secondary message was that children need affection and should be treated as individuals. He did not dismiss the need for discipline, rather he suggested that it be balanced with positive attention. He disproved the notion that picking up a crying baby would, by itself, create a spoild child.
Unfortunately, what most people today know of Dr. Spock comes from critics repeating handed down myths instead of from reading his work.