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 SPOCKChildren 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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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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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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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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It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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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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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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Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
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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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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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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 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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The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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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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