If I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.
BENJAMIN SPOCKGrandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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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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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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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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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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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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I really learned it all from mothers.
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Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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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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Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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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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Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
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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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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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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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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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