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 SPOCKI 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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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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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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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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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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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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I’ve come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.
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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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Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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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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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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Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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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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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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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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