b"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"