【美国人物志】本杰明·斯伯克 (3/8)

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本杰明·斯伯克（Benjamin Spock），1903——1998，美国著名儿科医生。
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Doctor SpockDoctor Spock said babies should be fed when they are hungry. He argued that babies know better than anyone about when and how much they need to eat. He did not believe that feeding babies when they cry in hunger would make them more demanding. He also believed that showing love to babies by hugging and kissing them would make them happier and more secure.
"The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" examined the emotional and physical growth of children. Doctor Spock said he did not want to just tell a parent what to do. He said he tried to explain what children generally are like at different times in their development so parents would know what to expect.
Doctor Spock's book did not receive much notice from the media when it was published in 1946. Yet, 750,000 copies of the book were sold during the year after its release. Doctor Spock began receiving many letters of thanks from mothers around the country.