Benjamin Spock Quotes about Parenting

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The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.

The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.

Children, Dad, Parenting

Benjamin Spock, M.D. (2012). “Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care, 9th Edition”, p.580, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

The children who are appreciated for what they are, even if they are homely, or clumsy, or slow, will grow up with confidence in themselves and happy. They will have a spirit that will make the best of all the capacities that they do have and of all the opportunities that come their way.

Benjamin Spock

Growing Up, Children, Parenting

"Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care". 8th Edition,

The fact is that child rearing is a long, hard job, the rewards are not always immediately obvious, the work is undervalued, and parents are just as human and almost as vulnerable as their children.

Benjamin Spock

Jobs, Children, Parenting

Benjamin Spock, Robert Needlman (2012). “Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care: 9th Edition”, p.5, Simon and Schuster