No wonder they mobilize all their energy to have more or most. Or better still, all.
ADELE FABERI was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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Our job is to let our children know what’s right about them.
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Let us realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing
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Add to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
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We put him in touch with his inner reality.
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The mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
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The sibling relationship contains enough emotional dynamite to set off rounds of daily explosions.
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Let us be different in our homes.
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Content in our connectedness / we are brothers and sisters / after all.
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From the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.
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Comforters for our todays / Guardians of memories
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The personal frustrations that they don’t dare let out on anyone else but a brother or sister,
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From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
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From their struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient.
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I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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Less time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
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