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
BENJAMIN SPOCKThe loving person makes other people feel good, and he is usually a happy person himself. He is able to form strong, long-lasting friendships.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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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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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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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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I really learned it all from mothers.
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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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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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If I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.
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It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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I’m not a pacifist. I was very much for the war against Hitler and I also supported the intervention in Korea, but in this war we went in there to steal Vietnam.
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Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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Perhaps 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.
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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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