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.
BENJAMIN SPOCKI really learned it all from mothers.
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I really learned it all from mothers.
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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
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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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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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Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
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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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I’m not a pacifist. I was very much for the war against Hitler and I also supported the intervention in Korea, but in this war we went in there to steal Vietnam.
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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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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 so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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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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Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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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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