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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.

Benjamin Spock

Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
BENJAMIN SPOCK

Captain Choice Creativity
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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Children Parent Punishment
There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother’s age.
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Children Funny Mother
Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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Common Sense
Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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Happiness Inspirational Positive
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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Believe Children People
The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
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Children Dad Parenting
It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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Children Helping World
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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Dance Goodbye Men
Biologically and temperamentally… women were made to be concerned firt and foremost with child care, husband care and home care.
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Children Home Husband
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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Children Jobs Perfect
I’ve come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.
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Problem Realization Spiritual
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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Occupation Trying Women
Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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Grandchildren Grandparent
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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Children Future Mean Parent Teacher
Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
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Children Opportunity Parent

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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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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