People have said, “You’ve turned your back on pediatrics.” I said, “No. It took me until I was in my 60s to realize that politics was a part of pediatrics.”
BENJAMIN SPOCKPerhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he is the world for something important, and it gives him drive and confidence.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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If I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.
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I was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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I’ve come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.
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Every child senses, with all the horse sense that’s in him, that any parent is angry inside when children misbehave and they dread more the anger that is rarely or never expressed openly, wondering how awful it might be.
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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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Most middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to police who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.
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I agree today that a man has no business trying to tell women what their characteristics are, which ones are inborn, which are more admirable, which will be best utilized by what occupations.
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Respect children because they’re human beings and they deserve respect, and they’ll grow up to be better people.
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The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.
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I would say that the surest measure of a man’s or a woman’s maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse.
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Can we make a better world for our children? I believe we can, if enough people are concerned and get involved in changing what is wrong with society.
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The more people have studied different methods of bringing up children the more they have come to the conclusion that what good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is the best after all.
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Don’t worry about trying to do a perfect job. There is no perfect job. There is no one way of raising your children.
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