“Don't take too seriously all that the neighbors say. Don't be overawed by what the experts say. Don't be afraid to trust your own common sense.”

— Benjamin Spock

Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care (1945)

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American pediatrician and author of Baby and Child Care 1903–1998

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