We have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
ADELE FABER
ADELE FABER
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And once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
Adele FaberAdele Faber Let us be different in our homes.
Adele FaberAdele Faber When we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
Adele FaberAdele Faber Keeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.
Adele FaberAdele Faber Let us realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing
Adele FaberAdele Faber We deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.
Adele FaberAdele Faber The resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
Adele FaberAdele Faber Deep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
Adele FaberAdele Faber No wonder they mobilize all their energy to have more or most. Or better still, all.
Adele FaberAdele Faber Add to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
Adele FaberAdele Faber I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
Adele FaberAdele Faber From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
Adele FaberAdele Faber The personal frustrations that they don’t dare let out on anyone else but a brother or sister,
Adele FaberAdele Faber I was an expert on why everyone else was having problems with theirs. Then I had three of my own.
Adele FaberAdele Faber From their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
Adele FaberAdele Faber I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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