Benjamin Spock Quotes

Children who plan their own schedules and evaluate their own work build up their brains and learn to take more responsibility.

Want to raise children who will be happy adults? Teach them not to whine.

Early intervention programs enrich adverse family environments. The largest effects of the early intervention programs are on noncognitive traits. Now, what do I mean by that? I mean perseverance, motivation, self-esteem, and hard work.

I like to be in control of how I look and how I feel and how I act.

You want to raise your child in such a way that you don't have to control him, so that he will be in full possession of himself at all times. Upon that depends his good behavior, his health, his sanity.

When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or ever will compare with, or effectively substitute for, the home's potential for positive influence.

I have a high degree of sensitivity, always have. I was very shy as a child. I don't know why that was.

People who fail to use their emotional intelligence skills are more likely to turn to other, less effective means of managing their mood. They are twice as likely to experience anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and even thoughts of suicide.

A building or a town will only be alive to the extent that it is governed in a timeless way. It is a process which brings order out of nothing but ourselves; it cannot be attained, but it will happen of its own accord, if we will only let it.

I believe in allowing your child to be who they want to be - as long as they want to be something great.

I'm actually very introverted. I'm very shy. I'm very emotional.

None of us whether Men or Women but have so good an Opinion of our own Conduct as to believe we are fit, if not to direct others, at least to govern our selves.

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.

The trick is to learn to contain one's ego, not conceal it.

Reading is the only area of my life in which I prefer to be non-autonomous.

I don't have anyone curbing my instincts, doing anything destructive to my self opinion.

Indeed - judicious, consistent parenting is a dream of mine. No judgements, learning space and listening carefully are my goals.

You can't be responsible for the way people respond to you. You're only responsible for yourself.

I learn every day what it means to love myself, and I'm constantly figuring out what makes me feel empowered.

Every human being must have boundaries in order to have successful relationships or a successful performance in life.

Woory about building a kid who is good, not a kid with good self-esteem.

I'm very good at setting goals and deadlines for myself, so I don't really need that from outside.

I will feel like a success if I raise my children to be kind and happy people.

I was a different kind of player as a kid and didn't do too much shouting and screaming. If things didn't go my way, I tended to get a bit overwhelmed. All I wanted to do was cry on my mom's shoulder. I didn't know how to handle defeat in front of a crowd, and I didn't want to be the loser.

I think the idea of participation trophies has gotta be a really, really great thing. Kids are under enough pressure as it is without encouraging them to be the best too early.