Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
BENJAMIN SPOCKThe more people have studied different methods of bringing up children the more they have come to the conclusion that what good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is the best after all.
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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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Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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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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Parental trust is extremely important in the guidance of adolescent children as they get further and further away from the direct supervision of their parents and teachers. I don’t mean that trust without clear guidance is enough, but guidance without trust is worthless.
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Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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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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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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The more people have studied different methods of bringing up children the more they have come to the conclusion that what good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is the best after all.
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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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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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I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
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I’ve come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.
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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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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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A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.
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