"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"
- Benjamin Spock
About this Quote
This quote by Benjamin Spock speaks with the idea that parenting is a lifelong knowing process. As a kid, we are both learning how to be a parent and living our own childhood. We learn from our own parents, our peers, and our own experiences. As we grow older, we become primarily a parent, handling the function of teaching and assisting our own children. We also relive our own childhood through our kids, as we remember our own experiences and utilize them to shape our parenting style. This quote highlights the significance of understanding our own childhood and how it can help us progress parents. It likewise highlights the idea that parenting is a constant learning process, and that we ought to always make every effort to be the very best moms and dads we can be.
This quote is written / told by Benjamin Spock between May 2, 1903 and March 15, 1998. He/she was a famous Scientist from USA.
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