I'm old enough to remember the days when Dr. Spock's advice regarding child care was listened to religiously by most American mothers. Indeed, I come from the generation that is sometimes referred to as "Dr. Spock's kids." Thus, while reading through the Howard Center's weekly report, I found this item of of particular interest.:
"'A day nursery...is no good for an infant. There's nowhere near enough attention or affection to go around.' Since children need full-time love and attention in their early years, [Spock] argued, it is senseless for parents to 'pay other people to do a poorer job of bringing up their children.'" (Source: Benjamin Spock, quoted in Brian C. Robertson, Day Care Deception, San Francisco: Encounter Books, 2003, page 72.)
