Add to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
ADELE FABERNo wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
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The whole world will tell them what’s wrong with them–out loud and often.
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Comforters for our todays / Guardians of memories
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From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
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Take two kids in competition for their parents’ love and attention.
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No wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
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We have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
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Let us realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing
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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 mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
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When we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
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I was an expert on why everyone else was having problems with theirs. Then I had three of my own.
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Keeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.
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The resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
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From their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
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