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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Seven years of protests and threats have yet to yield positive results in dealings with the Tyrant of the Tigris. Time to bring in the secret weapon: Dr. Spock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Dec. 7, 1998 | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

...many problems and so many answers! The vast array of titles can be confusing. Perhaps it's a good time to take a little of Dr. Spock's advice: Relax; trust your instincts. Many parenting books are meant to be not so much read as referred to when a problem arises. Others are more philosophical than instructive. Thumb through a few to find an author who suits your taste and needs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Parenting Books | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

...course, there is the fully revised and expanded Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care by Dr. Benjamin Spock and Dr. Steven J. Parker (Pocket). The book takes the parent through adolescence. Child abuse, rock 'n' roll, AIDS: no topic is too difficult for Dr. Spock to address...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Parenting Books | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

...Even Dr. Spock's final revision includes a section on gay and lesbian parents. "Tests of psychological adjustment show no significant differences between the wellbeing of children raised by heterosexual parents and those raised by gay or lesbian parents," he wrote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Parenting Books | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

...there is a lot out there to digest. Yet for all the new books, bear in mind that they don't have all the answers either. Parenting involves a lot of common sense, which books can encourage but can't create from scratch. As Dr. Spock wisely said, "You know more than you think you do." Not enough to win yourself a book contract, maybe, but enough to pick and choose what works best for you from all these other tomes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Parenting Books | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

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