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Welcoming another sibling might not be easy for kids, because of initial curiosity and jealousy. He might fight for your attention. Your child will need some time to adjust to the changes. But you can help him or her prepare to his or her new role.
Prepare the child before your newborn arrives
It is important to communicate to your kid about the newborn before it arrives. Explaining how things will be about the new baby. The child will get a new kid brother or sister to play with and make him feel good about being an older brother or sister. Glorify his or her role as an older sibling. And that his or her help is equally important in bringing up the new born. Ask your child’s opinion on decorating the new baby’s room, selecting toys, clothes and so on
Once the new born arrives
You need to explain certain facts about the new born to your child especially if he or she is a toddler or not very old enough to understand things. For example, the baby will cry most of the time because that’s their only way of communicating to us. So the baby will cry when he or she is hungry, is tired and wants to sleep, if they need a certain thing and so on.
Take your child’s help
You should make your child get involved in taking care of the baby. Don’t make him or her feel neglected. Ask him or her to get the diapers, wipes. Then you can involve him or her in changing the baby’s clothes. Or ask him or her to pass on a toy when your baby cries, help your child to distract her. Encourage your child to help your baby learn to talk. In this way they will develop a loving bond with the new born and won’t feel neglected.
Spending time with the older sibling
As parents you need to make sure not to neglect your older child. He or she needs to spend some quality time with you. So always keep some time only for the older child. Talk to him or her about their daily routine and also about their feelings. What they feel about the new baby? Sometimes they might feel jealous too, and they would not want the new born. But that’s quite normal. Don’t feel bad about it. After all kids too have feelings and you should not make him or her feel bad about it, instead you should have a sympathetic approach towards him or her.
Sometimes as parents you might also feel the pressure of handling two kids. But you need to be patient with them. Shower them with love and give lot of hugs. Give equal attention to both the kids. Let all of them live like one big happy family.
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