GRAND Magazine - September/October 2008 - (Page 50)

Everything By Ruth NathaN Oh ou y I don’t like Theo in the Jump-a-roo, I don’t like Theo out of the Jump-a-roo. I don’t like Theo when he’s eating, I don’t like Theo when he’s not eating. I don’t like Theo when he’s sleeping, I don’t like Theo when he’s awake. Let’s throw Theo in the garbage! S 50 GRAND SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2008 iBliNg RivalRy. As most cultures and religions hold the concept of brotherly love close to the heart, a grandparent can get quite the shock when an older child sings this song about his little brother—in concert with a handful of soon-to-be-flying Cheerios. Saulie, a 4-year-old, is our lyricist; Theodore is his 8-month-old brother. Right now Theo is oblivious to Saulie’s remarks—but not for long. As Theo grows and as Saulie’s “attacks” become small pinches, a whack, the “borrowing” (or outright theft) of his brother’s toys, Theo will develop ways to stop Saulie’s advances. He will tell his mother or father or one of us grandparents or a babysitter; he’ll scream, have a fit, even attempt a bite or two. What should we do? The answer is important because our responses to either set of behaviors—be it the instigator’s plot and enactment or the victim’s defense—can temper enmity that might otherwise develop between siblings. We can think of sibling rivalry as the antagonism between brothers

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of GRAND Magazine - September/October 2008

Grand Magazine- September/October 2008
Grand View:�Priceless
Contents
Isn't it Grand?: Picture Perfect
Winners!: GRANDparent of the Year
Grand Central
Toddler Town:�Grand-proofing
Ask Grand:�Two Tired
Tips on Teens: The Bar Mitzvah Trips
Just So We Know:�BPA Not Our BFF
Full House-Full Heart-Full Time:�Confessions of a Backyard Grand
Grandbloggers: It Takes a Village
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Family + Food = Fun
On the Cover: Nora Roberts A Fine Romance
Everything Was Fine Until You Showed Up
Happy Big Sister Day
Looking Grand:�Elementary, My Dear
All in the Family:�Pasta, Present and Future
Reunions:�Doubleheader
Inspirations:�Grandpa's Violin
Grand Bazaar
More to the Story
Grand Finale:�Long Ago Under the Sun

GRAND Magazine - September/October 2008