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We deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.

Adele Faber

When we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
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The resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
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From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
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Take two kids in competition for their parents’ love and attention.
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I was an expert on why everyone else was having problems with theirs. Then I had three of my own.
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From their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
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Let us be different in our homes.
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We have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
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From the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.
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Less time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
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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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Add to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
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Our job is to let our children know what’s right about them.
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From their struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient.
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Let us realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing
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We deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur

We deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.

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