What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.
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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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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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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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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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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Biologically and temperamentally… women were made to be concerned firt and foremost with child care, husband care and home care.
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I really learned it all from mothers.
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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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To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
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Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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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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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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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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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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A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.
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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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