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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.

Benjamin Spock

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
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
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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Dignity Husband Love Marriage
A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.
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Satisfaction Selfish Successful
It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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Children Helping World
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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Class Ideas Racism Routine
When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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Disagreeable Encouraged Many People
The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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May Quiet Teamwork
How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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Baby Diapers Size
Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
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Children Opportunity Parent
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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Occupation Trying Women
If I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.
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Children Quality Wish
Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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Common Sense
I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
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Baby Vietnam War
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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Children Future Mean Parent Teacher
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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Cancer Children Grow Up

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