Sometimes Jakey gets fussy in the car, and since I can't really do anything for him without letting go of the wheel, my bad-parent solution tends to be to just ignore him if we're almost home. Lara's good-sister solution, on the other hand, is to start talking to him in a voice so soft and full of tenderness that I can't believe it's coming from a four year-old (almost!) child. "It's ok, Jakey, don't cry. Here, do you want your butterfly? I'll give you your butterfly toy. Shhh, it's ok. We're almost there, and then we'll go home and Mommy will feed you, and then you'll be happy."
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Seems that I observed a similar intervention from a mommy with a little girl a few months ago. Lara is modeling to Jakey what she knows will help.
So sweet! Lovely to witness a sibling bond develop!
Lara would have learned that from you, so I'm sure you don't always use a bad-parent solution. "Imitation is the best form of flattery" (although I still like to be told in no uncertain terms how great I am!).
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