America's favorite pediatrician, Dr. Benjamin Spock has helped two generations of parents raise their kids with his timeless bestseller, Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care. Now, today's parents can rejoice: a new compilation of Dr. Spock's timeless advice is here!Filled with Dr. Spock's insightful writings on the fruition of a child to college-aged adult, this first-time collection of essays provides parents with timely information on topics such as:

• a child's fears and anger
• coping with everyday stress
• teaching a child values and responsibilities
• understanding and dealing with violence in contemporary culture
• effective discipline
• prioritizing school work
• dealing with peer pressure
• discussing love, sex, and AIDS
• step-parenting

With Dr. Spock's The School Years, parents everywhere will return again and again to Dr. Spock for all of their child-rearing questions.