From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
ADELE FABER
The mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
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From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
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No wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
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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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The sibling relationship contains enough emotional dynamite to set off rounds of daily explosions.
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No wonder they mobilize all their energy to have more or most. Or better still, all.
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Less time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
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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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Deep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
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When we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
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Keeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.
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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 realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing
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I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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The whole world will tell them what’s wrong with them–out loud and often.
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We have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
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