From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
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Anand Thakur
From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
ADELE FABERLess time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
ADELE FABERNo one cares / who is better / who is worse / who has more / who has less.
ADELE FABERFrom the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.
ADELE FABERContent in our connectedness / we are brothers and sisters / after all.
ADELE FABERThe whole world will tell them what’s wrong with them–out loud and often.
ADELE FABERTake two kids in competition for their parents’ love and attention.
ADELE FABERLet us realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing
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.
ADELE FABERAnd sometimes, from their envy of each other’s special abilities they become inspired to work harder, persist and achieve.
ADELE FABERAnd once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
ADELE FABERDeep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
ADELE FABERI was a wonderful parent before I had children.
ADELE FABERKeeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.
ADELE FABERThe resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
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