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The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.

Benjamin Spock

What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.
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Baby Mom Mother
It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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Men President United States
A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.
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Satisfaction Selfish Successful
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.”
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People Realizing Said
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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Common Common Sense Experts
It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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Children Helping World
Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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Grandchildren Grandparent
Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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Common Sense
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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Class Ideas Racism Routine
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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Believe Children People
Children who grow up getting nutrition from plant foods rather than meats have a tremendous health advantage. They are less likely to develop weight problems, diabetes, high blood pressure and some forms of cancer
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Cancer Children Grow Up
Parental trust is extremely important in the guidance of adolescent children as they get further and further away from the direct supervision of their parents and teachers. I don’t mean that trust without clear guidance is enough, but guidance without trust is worthless.
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Children Future Mean Parent Teacher
The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
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Children Dad Parenting
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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Children Fear Horse
Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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Happiness Inspirational Positive
In our country today, very few children are raised to believe that their principal destiny is to serve their family, their country, or God.
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Believe Children Country

The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.

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