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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.

Benjamin Spock

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.
BENJAMIN SPOCK

Dignity Husband Love Marriage
Biologically and temperamentally… women were made to be concerned firt and foremost with child care, husband care and home care.
BENJAMIN SPOCK

Children Home Husband
Every child senses, with all the horse sense that’s in him, that any parent is angry inside when children misbehave and they dread more the anger that is rarely or never expressed openly, wondering how awful it might be.
BENJAMIN SPOCK

Children Fear Horse
If I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.
BENJAMIN SPOCK

Children Quality Wish
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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People Realizing Said
Respect children because they’re human beings and they deserve respect, and they’ll grow up to be better people.
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Children Grow Up Respect
It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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Men President United States
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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Education Sex Spiritual Teacher
How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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Baby Diapers Size
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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Children Parent Punishment
Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
BENJAMIN SPOCK

Captain Choice Creativity
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.
BENJAMIN SPOCK

Children Future Mean Parent Teacher
Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
BENJAMIN SPOCK

Happiness Inspirational Positive
When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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Disagreeable Encouraged Many People
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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Father Girl Possible Zoos
I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
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Baby Vietnam War

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