Our job is to let our children know what’s right about them.
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Anand Thakur
Our job is to let our children know what’s right about them.
ADELE FABERWhen we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
ADELE FABERNo wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
ADELE FABERThe mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
ADELE FABERContent in our connectedness / we are brothers and sisters / after all.
ADELE FABERDeep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
ADELE FABERTake two kids in competition for their parents’ love and attention.
ADELE FABERNo one cares / who is better / who is worse / who has more / who has less.
ADELE FABERAnd once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
ADELE FABERFrom their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
ADELE FABERWe have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
ADELE FABERFrom their struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient.
ADELE FABERAnd it’s not hard to understand why in families across the land,
ADELE FABERI was a wonderful parent before I had children.
ADELE FABERYou can call on each other / and count on each other … / because each other / is all you have.
ADELE FABERFrom their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
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