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From the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.

Adele Faber

From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
Add to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
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Anand Thakur
You can call on each other / and count on each other … / because each other / is all you have.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
We deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
No wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
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Best Children Fiercely First Struggle
We have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
The resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
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Anand Thakur
Less time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
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Accomplishment Alone Approval Attention Less Parent
From the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
And it’s not hard to understand why in families across the land,
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
No one cares / who is better / who is worse / who has more / who has less.
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Anand Thakur
The mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
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Additional Child Children Disappointment Existence Family Hurt Less Signity
And once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
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Anand Thakur
We put him in touch with his inner reality.
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Anand Thakur
Let us realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
From their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur

From the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.

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