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Dr. Spock was basically wrong on pretty much everything he ever wrote. He admits this or dramatically changed his position on everything from how babies should
by run4yourlives 17y ago
Dr. Spock was basically wrong on pretty much everything he ever wrote. He admits this or dramatically changed his position on everything from how babies should sleep to circumcision.
Anything that has his name attached to it should be ignored in favour of common sense, like the fact that when your baby cries - you know the only thing the kid can do for a while - he/she is attempting to communicate with the parent, and shouldn't be ignored.
- lftl 17y agoNo argument from me that Spock's work was pretty much worthless, but I don't think articles like this or common sense are that much better. The two problems with common sense are that it isn't very common, and it's often wrong. Some of the best advancements in science are those that challenge our common sense assumptions. While this article does link to some harder research, most of the arguments drawn from the research are weak at best, and consist of much of the same psuedo-science type reasoning Spock engaged in.
- run4yourlives 17y agoAgreed. This field is has a little hard evidence and a lot of circumstantial study. One of the best things I've read on early child development though has to be NurtureShock. The longest chapter is the reference in the back.