From the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.
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Anand Thakur
From the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.
ADELE FABERAnd it’s not hard to understand why in families across the land,
ADELE FABERDeep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
ADELE FABERWe deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.
ADELE FABERTake two kids in competition for their parents’ love and attention.
ADELE FABERThe resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
ADELE FABERWe have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
ADELE FABERNo wonder they mobilize all their energy to have more or most. Or better still, all.
ADELE FABERNo one cares / who is better / who is worse / who has more / who has less.
ADELE FABERLess time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
ADELE FABERWhen we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
ADELE FABERAnd sometimes, from their envy of each other’s special abilities they become inspired to work harder, persist and achieve.
ADELE FABERComforters for our todays / Guardians of memories
ADELE FABERWe put him in touch with his inner reality.
ADELE FABERAnd once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
ADELE FABERKeeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.
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