Benjamin Spock

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf author
pediatrician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:awards Presidential Medal of Freedom
gptkbp:born May 2, 1903
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:died March 15, 1998
gptkbp:famousQuote “The best way to make children good is to make them happy.”
“There are no perfect parents, and there are no perfect children.”
“You can’t be a good parent without being a good person.”
“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”
“The main job of a child is to be a child.”
gptkbp:field pediatrics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benjamin Spock
gptkbp:influenced child psychology
parenting practices
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Erik_Erikson
gptkb:John_Dewey
gptkb:Sigmund_Freud
gptkbp:involvedIn civil rights movement
environmentalism
anti-war activism
animal rights advocacy
healthcare_reform_advocacy
gptkbp:knownFor advocating for a more relaxed approach to parenting
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
gptkbp:occupation author
physician
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:La_Jolla,_California
gptkbp:spouse Jane_Cheney
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_30th_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_25th_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_10th_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_16th_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_50th_Anniversary_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_23rd_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_24th_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_22nd_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_26th_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_18th_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_13th_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_17th_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_19th_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_21st_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_14th_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_15th_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_12th_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_9th_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_11th_Edition
gptkb:Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_20th_Edition
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
Baby and Child Care
The School Years
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care: 50th Anniversary Edition
The_Emotional_Life_of_the_Toddler
Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_27th_Edition
Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_28th_Edition
Dr._Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care:_29th_Edition
Spock's_Baby_and_Child_Care
Spock_on_Spock