And sometimes, from their envy of each other’s special abilities they become inspired to work harder, persist and achieve.
ADELE FABERLess time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
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When we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
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Less time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
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Comforters for our todays / Guardians of memories
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And once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
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The mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
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And it’s not hard to understand why in families across the land,
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No wonder they mobilize all their energy to have more or most. Or better still, all.
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From their struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient.
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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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We put him in touch with his inner reality.
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We have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
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No wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
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Our job is to let our children know what’s right about them.
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We deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.
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Let us be different in our homes.
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