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The whole world will tell them what’s wrong with them–out loud and often.

Adele Faber

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,
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Deep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
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From their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
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And sometimes, from their envy of each other’s special abilities they become inspired to work harder, persist and achieve.
ADELE FABER

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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 struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient.
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Keeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.
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From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
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Add to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
We have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
No wonder they mobilize all their energy to have more or most. Or better still, all.
ADELE FABER

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
No one cares / who is better / who is worse / who has more / who has less.
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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
Our job is to let our children know what’s right about them.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur

The whole world will tell them what’s wrong with them–out loud and often.

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