There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother’s age.
BENJAMIN SPOCKIn 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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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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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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The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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I was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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Respect children because they’re human beings and they deserve respect, and they’ll grow up to be better people.
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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.
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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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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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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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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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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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I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
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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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