Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
BENJAMIN SPOCKIt’s not the words but the music that counts.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
-
-
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.
BENJAMIN SPOCK -
When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
BENJAMIN SPOCK -
The loving person makes other people feel good, and he is usually a happy person himself. He is able to form strong, long-lasting friendships.
BENJAMIN SPOCK -
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.
BENJAMIN SPOCK -
Biologically and temperamentally… women were made to be concerned firt and foremost with child care, husband care and home care.
BENJAMIN SPOCK -
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.
BENJAMIN SPOCK -
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.
BENJAMIN SPOCK -
I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
BENJAMIN SPOCK -
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
BENJAMIN SPOCK -
How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
BENJAMIN SPOCK -
Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
BENJAMIN SPOCK -
To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
BENJAMIN SPOCK -
I’ve come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.
BENJAMIN SPOCK -
Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
BENJAMIN SPOCK -
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 SPOCK