Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
BENJAMIN SPOCKHaving a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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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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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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There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother’s age.
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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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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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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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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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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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The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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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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A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.
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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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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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What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.
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Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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