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 SPOCKThe 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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If I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.
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I really learned it all from mothers.
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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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A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.
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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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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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Most middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to police who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
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