The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
BENJAMIN SPOCKPerhaps 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.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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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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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 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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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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A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.
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Don’t take too seriously all that the neighbors say. Don’t be overawed by what the experts say. Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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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 was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
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The loving person makes other people feel good, and he is usually a happy person himself. He is able to form strong, long-lasting friendships.
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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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There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother’s age.
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To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
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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.
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The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
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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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