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.
BENJAMIN SPOCKBoys and girls need chances to be around their father, to be enjoyed by him and if possible to do things with him. Better to play fifteen minutes enjoyably and then say, ‘Now I’m going to read my paper’ than to spend all day at the zoo crossly.
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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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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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Boys and girls need chances to be around their father, to be enjoyed by him and if possible to do things with him. Better to play fifteen minutes enjoyably and then say, ‘Now I’m going to read my paper’ than to spend all day at the zoo crossly.
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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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I really learned it all from mothers.
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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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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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To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
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The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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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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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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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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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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