And that may be the most important lesson a mother can teach a child. It’s not that we’re perfect but that making mistakes is ...

There are some outspoken celebrities, such as Jane Fonda. But Dr. Spock holds a unique position as both a once-trusted member of the establishment, and a radical capable of rattling the government.

Michael K. Ferber, a second-year Harvard graduate student, and four other men--including Dr. Benjamin Spock, the noted pediatrician, and William Sloan Coffin Jr., Yale University chaplain--were ...

Whenever their babies come down with the colic or break out in bumps, thousands of U.S. mothers turn to the unworried advice of Dr. Benjamin Spock. Yet Dr. Spock has his own anxieties, and last ...

The trial of Dr. Benjamin I. Spock and four other men--including a Harvard graduate student--on charges of counseling others to refuse the draft is scheduled to begin today in Boston's federal court.

Our obsession with parenting advice likely began millions of years ago, back when we started walking on two legs instead of four. Going upright required a number of challenging adjustments for our ...