Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said okay.

Ben Stein has a habit of twisting facts to suit his story.

Dr Spock had two sons who are both still alive.

Peter, one of his grandsons committed suicide when he was twenty two, he suffered from schizophrenia.