In hopes that Jack will redirect his enegry in kindness towards his sister, I have been encouraging him to help me with care giving tasks for her. He usually asks to wipe her fanny during diaper changes (if he isn't busy playing with Green Ramone...from the movies Cars), or finds a binky for her if she is crying, and even takes unsafe objects from her (his definition of unsafe isn't always the same as mine, and I think he enjoys this task a little too much). Lately he has been wanting to sit on my lap when I feed Paige, so I thought why not offer him a chance to feed her. Reluctant at first, he soon got the hang of it, and now I may have a new helper at meal times. I may be just making more work for myself, but if it can help Jack use his powers for good rather than evil, it will not have been in vain.
He did get a little out of sorts when I wouldn't let him keep her sippy in the cup holder part of the tray at his every whim, but he quickly got over it. Someone has control issues!
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