"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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Benjamin Spock (1903–1998) was a pioneering American pediatrician and author whose revolutionary approach to child rearing transformed parenting practices in the 20th century. Best known for his seminal book, *The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care*, published in 1946, Spock advocated for a more compassionate and intuitive style of parenting, encouraging parents to trust their instincts. His work not only shaped the domestic landscape of post-war America but also left a lasting legacy, influencing generations of parents and educators worldwide.
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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."
Benjamin Spock
"There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother's age."
Benjamin Spock"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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"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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"When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable."
Benjamin Spock