I’m not a pacifist. I was very much for the war against Hitler and I also supported the intervention in Korea, but in this war we went in there to steal Vietnam.
BENJAMIN SPOCKChildren 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
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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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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I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
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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 good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.
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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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A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.
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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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Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
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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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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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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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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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