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.
BENJAMIN SPOCKBiologically and temperamentally… women were made to be concerned firt and foremost with child care, husband care and home care.
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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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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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The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
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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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I was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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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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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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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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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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Biologically and temperamentally… women were made to be concerned firt and foremost with child care, husband care and home care.
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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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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.
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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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Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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