The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
BENJAMIN SPOCKGrandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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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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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.
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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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Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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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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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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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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It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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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 strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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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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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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