Lily has become very jealous of any attention Nate receives. She becomes hostile whenever her brother gets fed, changed or receives any special attention.
This is very normal behavior, which is very difficult to respond to. She's not at an age where you can expect a great deal of self control, so time outs or other punishment isn't very effective. Another option would be reversing feedback, essentially increasing praise to Nate rather then respond to Lily's outbursts, but this would be difficult to carry out, manipulative, somewhat cruel and not assured to work.
What we might be left with is just waiting her out. Eventually her communication ability will catch up and she can talk about her feelings rather then act up. Until then, it is a rocky road.
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