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Dr Benjamin Spock\u2019s \u2018Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care\u2019 was first published on 14th July, 1946. It was then translated into 40 languages, selling over 50 million copies - second only to the Bible in the USA.\nSpock\u2019s thesis is perhaps best summarised in its seminal opening sentence: \u2018Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do\u2019. This intuitive approach was a shock to the world of parental guidance: just 18 years prior, psychologist John B Watson had recommended that children should be treated as adults.\xa0\nIn this episode, Rebecca, Arion and Olly revisit the radically different 1916 tome \u2018The Mother and Her Baby\u2019; explain how Spock\u2019s trusting instincts were a mainstay of his\xa0career; and consider whether Gene Rodenberry\u2019s preference for strong-sounding names REALLY explains how \u2018Spock\u2019 became a character on Star Trek...\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 TV interview with Dr Spock (1982): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9fSG01h_0w\n\u2022 \u2018The Pied Piper Of Permissivism\u2019 (The Guardian, 1962): https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jun/23/dr-benjamin-spock-baby-and-child-care-1962\n\u2022 \u2018Dr Spock\u2019s Timeless Lessons in Parenting\u2019 (The Conversation, 2019):\nhttps://theconversation.com/dr-spocks-timeless-lessons-in-parenting-122377\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#40s #Science #Discoveries #Person #White #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices