The personal frustrations that they don’t dare let out on anyone else but a brother or sister,
ADELE FABERThe resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
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We put him in touch with his inner reality.
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No wonder they mobilize all their energy to have more or most. Or better still, all.
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We have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
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When we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
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And it’s not hard to understand why in families across the land,
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We deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.
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The resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
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From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
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The mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
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And once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
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Add to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
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I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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You can call on each other / and count on each other … / because each other / is all you have.
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From the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.
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From their struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient.
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