"Complete the title of a book by Doctor Benjamin Spock: ""The Common Sense Book of ...""?"
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care Benjamin Spock's The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care is one of the best-selling books of the twentieth century, selling 500,000 copies in the six months after its initial publication in 1946, and 50 million by the time of Spock's death in 1998. As of 2011, the book had been translated into 39 languages. Spock and his manual helped revolutionize child-rearing methods for the post-World War II generation. Mothers heavily relied on Spock's advice and appreciated his friendly, reassuring tone. Spock emphasizes in his book that, above all, parents
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care their abilities and to trust their common sense; his practice as a pediatrician had proven to him that parents' instincts were usually best. During Spock's lifetime, seven editions of his book were published. Several co-authors have helped revise the book since the fifth edition. Since Spock's death in 1998, two more editions have been published. Each subsequent edition of the book brings medical information up-to-date. Other revisions have emerged to deal with contemporary social issues, such as daycare and gay parenting. In the second edition, Spock emphasizes in several new chapters the importance of “firm but gentle” control of children.