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 SPOCKRespect children because they’re human beings and they deserve respect, and they’ll grow up to be better people.
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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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There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother’s age.
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Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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I was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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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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The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.
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To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
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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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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.
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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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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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Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
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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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