Pediatrician, Author. He was one of the pioneers of newborn behavioral research who wrote several influential books on parenting and child development. Born Thomas Berry Brazelton, he graduated from Princeton University in 1940 and then attended medical school at Columbia Universitys College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, where he graduated from in 1943. In 1945, he served his medical residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and then undertook pediatric training at Boston Childrens Hospital. His interest in child development led him to pursue further training and research in the field of child psychiatry. He established his own practice as a pediatrician in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1950. In 1973, he, along with several associates, established the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS), an important tool for assessing the behavior of newborn babies. While continuing his practice and conducting research, he became an important advocate for young children and families. During his career, he appeared before congressional committees to argue in support of parental and medical leave legislation and for increased assistance for children growing up in poverty. He also had a television show, "What Every Baby Knows", which ran from 1983 to 1995 and won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1994. His books, which included "Infants and Mothers" (1969), "Toddlers and Parents" (1974), and "Families: Crisis and Caring" (1990), influenced the beliefs and practices of many American parents and he was compared to another famed pediatrician, Benjamin Spock.
Pediatrician, Author. He was one of the pioneers of newborn behavioral research who wrote several influential books on parenting and child development. Born Thomas Berry Brazelton, he graduated from Princeton University in 1940 and then attended medical school at Columbia Universitys College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, where he graduated from in 1943. In 1945, he served his medical residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and then undertook pediatric training at Boston Childrens Hospital. His interest in child development led him to pursue further training and research in the field of child psychiatry. He established his own practice as a pediatrician in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1950. In 1973, he, along with several associates, established the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS), an important tool for assessing the behavior of newborn babies. While continuing his practice and conducting research, he became an important advocate for young children and families. During his career, he appeared before congressional committees to argue in support of parental and medical leave legislation and for increased assistance for children growing up in poverty. He also had a television show, "What Every Baby Knows", which ran from 1983 to 1995 and won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1994. His books, which included "Infants and Mothers" (1969), "Toddlers and Parents" (1974), and "Families: Crisis and Caring" (1990), influenced the beliefs and practices of many American parents and he was compared to another famed pediatrician, Benjamin Spock.
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