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.