From the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.
ADELE FABERThe mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
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We put him in touch with his inner reality.
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The resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
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The personal frustrations that they don’t dare let out on anyone else but a brother or sister,
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The whole world will tell them what’s wrong with them–out loud and often.
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And sometimes, from their envy of each other’s special abilities they become inspired to work harder, persist and achieve.
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Let us be different in our homes.
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We deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.
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When we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
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No wonder they mobilize all their energy to have more or most. Or better still, all.
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I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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We have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
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The sibling relationship contains enough emotional dynamite to set off rounds of daily explosions.
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Take two kids in competition for their parents’ love and attention.
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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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From their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
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