Take two kids in competition for their parents’ love and attention.
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Anand Thakur
Take two kids in competition for their parents’ love and attention.
ADELE FABERAnd once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
ADELE FABERThe mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
ADELE FABERNo one cares / who is better / who is worse / who has more / who has less.
ADELE FABERNo wonder they mobilize all their energy to have more or most. Or better still, all.
ADELE FABEROur job is to let our children know what’s right about them.
ADELE FABERThe whole world will tell them what’s wrong with them–out loud and often.
ADELE FABERWhen we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
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 FABERAdd to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
ADELE FABERComforters for our todays / Guardians of memories
ADELE FABERLet us realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing
ADELE FABERYou can call on each other / and count on each other … / because each other / is all you have.
ADELE FABERWe deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.
ADELE FABERFrom their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
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