What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.
BENJAMIN SPOCKWithout freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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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If I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.
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There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother’s age.
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To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
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Don’t worry about trying to do a perfect job. There is no perfect job. There is no one way of raising your children.
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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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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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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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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 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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The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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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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I was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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Don’t take too seriously all that the neighbors say. Don’t be overawed by what the experts say. Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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