The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
BENJAMIN SPOCKI 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.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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Respect children because they’re human beings and they deserve respect, and they’ll grow up to be better people.
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It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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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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Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
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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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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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Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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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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Biologically and temperamentally… women were made to be concerned firt and foremost with child care, husband care and home care.
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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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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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The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
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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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What is the use of physicians like myself trying to help parents to bring up children healthy and happy, to have them killed in such numbers for a cause that is ignoble?
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