By Dave Stancliff
Here's what I think happened: 20th century Americans decided to ignore what their parents taught them and listened to Dr. Spock instead.
Spock, a popular pediatrician since the 1940s, laid out a parental roadmap that offered answers (and wrong turns) for a child's every move.
If you read his famous book “Baby and Child Care,” circa 1946, you'll see his advice hasn't been all that beneficial.
As a matter of fact, one of the tips he gave parents is responsible for as many as 50,000 infant deaths in the USA, Australia and Europe, according to numerous empirical studies released in the 1980s and 1990s.
Read the rest of this column in today's Times-Standard.
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