Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
BENJAMIN SPOCKEvery 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.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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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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To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
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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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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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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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Respect children because they’re human beings and they deserve respect, and they’ll grow up to be better people.
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Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he is the world for something important, and it gives him drive and confidence.
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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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Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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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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Sex education, including its spiritual aspects, should be part of a broad health and moral education from kindergarten through grade twelve, ideally carried out harmoniously by parents and teachers.
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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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I really learned it all from mothers.
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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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