I really learned it all from mothers.
BENJAMIN SPOCKA human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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I was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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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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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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Respect children because they’re human beings and they deserve respect, and they’ll grow up to be better people.
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I’ve come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.
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Every child senses, with all the horse sense that’s in him, that any parent is angry inside when children misbehave and they dread more the anger that is rarely or never expressed openly, wondering how awful it might be.
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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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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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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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Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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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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Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
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