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 SPOCKWhat good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.
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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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What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.
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I really learned it all from mothers.
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Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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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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Sex education, including its spiritual aspects, should be part of a broad health and moral education from kindergarten through grade twelve, ideally carried out harmoniously by parents and teachers.
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The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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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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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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Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
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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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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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