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

Adele Faber

I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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No wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
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And it’s not hard to understand why in families across the land,
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You can call on each other / and count on each other … / because each other / is all you have.
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No wonder they mobilize all their energy to have more or most. Or better still, all.
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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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And sometimes, from their envy of each other’s special abilities they become inspired to work harder, persist and achieve.
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Deep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
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Our job is to let our children know what’s right about them.
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We deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.
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No one cares / who is better / who is worse / who has more / who has less.
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Let us be different in our homes.
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I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
ADELE FABER

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From the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.
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From their struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient.
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Add to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
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We deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.

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