The Man who Changed Parenting

Witness History

Baby and Child Care by Dr Benjamin Spock sold half a million copies just six months after its publication in 1946.

Witness hears from Lynn Bloom, a friend and biographer of the famous paediatrician.

(Photo: Dr Benjamin Spock. Credit: Keystone/Getty Images)

9 minutes

Last on

Wed 4 Mar 2015 08:50GMT

BBC World Service Online

Witness Archive 2015—Witness History

History as told by the people who were there. All the programmes from 2015