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  • Dr. Woolfson is known as the Dr. Spock of the United Kingdom, and his child-care experience is now available to American parents.

    The Toddler's Busy Book Trish Kuffner 2008

  • Cubes singer Einar Benediktsson and Ottarr Proppe, the frontman for a rubber glove-wearing punk band called Dr. Spock, sing along.

    Thestar.com - Home Page 2010

  • Motherhood came under increased scrutiny with the post-World War II rise of "experts" such as Dr. Spock and British psychoanalyst John Bowlby.

    The Feminine Mistakes 2008

  • Suddenly, the work of writers such as Dr. Spock, once considered out of the mainstream, was now backed by cutting edge science.

    Experimental Theology 2009

  • I may not have children, a la Uncle Buck quipping, "it's a long story" when asked by Macaulay Culkin why he's not married, "it's an even longer story" concerning not having kids or be a descendant of Dr. Spock, but in the immortal words of Bob Dylan, "you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows."

    Jason Kitchen: To My Dearest Mumsy: Thank You for Not Being a 'Tiger Mother' Jason Kitchen 2011

  • I may not have children, a la Uncle Buck quipping, "it's a long story" when asked by Macaulay Culkin why he's not married, "it's an even longer story" concerning not having kids or be a descendant of Dr. Spock, but in the immortal words of Bob Dylan, "you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows."

    Jason Kitchen: To My Dearest Mumsy: Thank You for Not Being a 'Tiger Mother' Jason Kitchen 2011

  • Her parents relied on Dr. Spock for child-rearing advice, encouraged a love of reading, made sure that she spent time with her grandparents, and provided a loving home for her and her brother, Michael.

    Hard Work, True Grit Mary Kissel 2011

  • She herself had been guided by a mixture of behaviorism and Dr. Spock be firm and reasonable, and your reasonable child will accept your rules.

    Red Flags or Red Herrings? Susan Engel 2011

  • She herself had been guided by a mixture of behaviorism and Dr. Spock be firm and reasonable, and your reasonable child will accept your rules.

    Red Flags or Red Herrings? Susan Engel 2011

  • Since Dr. Spock, mothers and infants have departed from the age-old practice of sleeping together, and middle-class babies are now often placed in their own rooms.

    Roommate Not Wanted Daniel Akst 2012

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