And once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
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And once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
ADELE FABERYou can call on each other / and count on each other … / because each other / is all you have.
ADELE FABERAnd sometimes, from their envy of each other’s special abilities they become inspired to work harder, persist and achieve.
ADELE FABERNo wonder they mobilize all their energy to have more or most. Or better still, all.
ADELE FABERDeep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
ADELE FABERAnd it’s not hard to understand why in families across the land,
ADELE FABERI was an expert on why everyone else was having problems with theirs. Then I had three of my own.
ADELE FABERThe resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
ADELE FABERFrom their struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient.
ADELE FABERThe personal frustrations that they don’t dare let out on anyone else but a brother or sister,
ADELE FABERThe mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
ADELE FABERWe put him in touch with his inner reality.
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 FABERWe have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
ADELE FABERWhen we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
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