Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
BENJAMIN SPOCKThe strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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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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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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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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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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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.
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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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It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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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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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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Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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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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Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
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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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