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.
BENJAMIN SPOCKIf I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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Physical punishment teaches children that the larger, stronger person has the power to get his way, whether or not he is in the right, and they may resent this in the parent-for life.
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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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A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.
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The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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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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Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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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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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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Respect children because they’re human beings and they deserve respect, and they’ll grow up to be better people.
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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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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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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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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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Biologically and temperamentally… women were made to be concerned firt and foremost with child care, husband care and home care.
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