When our son Larry was born,
I was forewarned by my family and friends that my 3-ear old daughter, Claudia,
could become jealous. After several months
however, Claudia seemed to adore her younger brother. But one day I glanced at the crib and was
horrified to see an ink line drawn down the center of Larry’s nose and little
squiggles all over his cheeks. Claudia
does resent the baby, I thought. I’ll
have to handle this calmly so as not to add to her negative feelings. Very casually I asked my daughter why she had
written all over her brother.
Claudia looked at the baby,
then at me, and replied, matter-of-factly, “I didn’t have any paper.”
Don't get angry. First look, see and ask. Then think.
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