No wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
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Anand Thakur
No wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
ADELE FABERAnd it’s not hard to understand why in families across the land,
ADELE FABERAnd once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
ADELE FABERThe sibling relationship contains enough emotional dynamite to set off rounds of daily explosions.
ADELE FABERLet us realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing
ADELE FABERThe whole world will tell them what’s wrong with them–out loud and often.
ADELE FABERDeep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
ADELE FABERKeeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.
ADELE FABERFrom their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
ADELE FABERContent in our connectedness / we are brothers and sisters / after all.
ADELE FABERAdd to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
ADELE FABERThe resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
ADELE FABERFrom their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
ADELE FABERLet us be different in our homes.
ADELE FABERThe personal frustrations that they don’t dare let out on anyone else but a brother or sister,
ADELE FABERI was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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