Nicole,

My brother and I fought horribly from the time we were about 7 and 8 until  
we were 16 and 17. John's 51 weeks older than I am, and so there was a lot  
of sibling rivalry. A lot of what happened in our case was that I stole a  
lot of attention from him at that time, as I had significant health issues  
then. I wouldn't be surprised that that's what your older son is feeling  
about his little brother. Did the abusive behavior start around the same  
time (or shortly after) his seizures were better controlled? If so, I'd bet  
that you were able to devote more attention to your younger son, and the  
older boy might have felt left out.

Is there some one else who can be with your older son while you pay  
attention to your younger son so your older boy doesn't feel left out? If  
the boys father(s) are around, that might be helpful. My dad took John and  
spent time with him, and that helped a lot.

Kendall


On Jul 5, 2009 4:34pm, nicole espinoza <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello everyone i have a 2yr old with cp mental retardation and


> epilepsy. He had 2 strokes when he was 4months old thats what started


> his problems he is very mobile but doesnt talk at all...up until 8wks


> ago he had 4 or 5 seizures a day the nuerologist put him on this new


> medicine called benzale and he hasnt had not one seizure since he


> seems to be more intune with whats going on around him even plays with


> his siblings which hes never done before this new med is wonderful i


> only have one problem that hopefully someone can help me with...he has


> begun to be very abusive towards his 15 month old little brother i


> mean he is constantly beating up on him and not just like normal


> siblings fight i mean its like hes trying to hurt him...i dont know


> what to do ive tried time out. Redirection.. Swatting his but and


> nothing is working...is there anything anyone can tell me to help i


> would really appreciate it thanks and god bles





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