No wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
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Anand Thakur
No wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
ADELE FABERThe personal frustrations that they don’t dare let out on anyone else but a brother or sister,
ADELE FABERAnd sometimes, from their envy of each other’s special abilities they become inspired to work harder, persist and achieve.
ADELE FABERI was a wonderful parent before I had children.
ADELE FABERAnd it’s not hard to understand why in families across the land,
ADELE FABEROur job is to let our children know what’s right about them.
ADELE FABERContent in our connectedness / we are brothers and sisters / after all.
ADELE FABERFrom the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.
ADELE FABERLet us be different in our homes.
ADELE FABERFrom their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
ADELE FABERFrom their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
ADELE FABERComforters for our todays / Guardians of memories
ADELE FABERLess time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
ADELE FABERYou can call on each other / and count on each other … / because each other / is all you have.
ADELE FABERLet us realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing
ADELE FABERThe sibling relationship contains enough emotional dynamite to set off rounds of daily explosions.
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