Benjamin McLane Spock

"All the time a person is a child he is both a child and learning to be a parent. After he becomes a parent he becomes predominantly a parent reliving childhood. "

"Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny, he thinks he is in the world for something important and it gives him drive and confidence. "

"Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. "

"What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all. "