Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
BENJAMIN SPOCKOur greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother’s age.
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The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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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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I would say that the surest measure of a man’s or a woman’s maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse.
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All the time a person is a child he is both a child and learning to be a parent. After he becomes a parent he becomes predominantly a parent reliving childhood.
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The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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Don’t take too seriously all that the neighbors say. Don’t be overawed by what the experts say. Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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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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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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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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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
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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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