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From the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.

Adele Faber

Keeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
And sometimes, from their envy of each other’s special abilities they become inspired to work harder, persist and achieve.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
Our job is to let our children know what’s right about them.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
Let us be different in our homes.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
From their struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
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
And once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
From their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
Deep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
The sibling relationship contains enough emotional dynamite to set off rounds of daily explosions.
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Contain Daily Dynamite Emotional Enough Explosion Relationship Round Set Sibling
We put him in touch with his inner reality.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
The resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
No wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
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Best Children Fiercely First Struggle
When we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur
I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
ADELE FABER

Anand Thakur

From the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.

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