Less time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
ADELE FABERFrom their struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient.
More Adele Faber Quotes
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I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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No wonder they mobilize all their energy to have more or most. Or better still, all.
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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 realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing
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Content in our connectedness / we are brothers and sisters / after all.
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From their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
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When we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
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The resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
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And once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
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Add to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
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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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Deep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
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We put him in touch with his inner reality.
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From their struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient.
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Take two kids in competition for their parents’ love and attention.
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