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.
BENJAMIN SPOCKWhen women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother’s age.
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Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
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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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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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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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All the time a person is a child he is both a child and learning to be a parent. After he becomes a parent he becomes predominantly a parent reliving childhood.
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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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I love to dance and I’d love to be saying goodbye to my friends while the band was playing and they were dancing…I want them to remember I was a dancing man in my day.
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Boys and girls need chances to be around their father, to be enjoyed by him and if possible to do things with him. Better to play fifteen minutes enjoyably and then say, ‘Now I’m going to read my paper’ than to spend all day at the zoo crossly.
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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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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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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 take too seriously all that the neighbors say. Don’t be overawed by what the experts say. Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
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