Helping Your Child Deal With The Birth Of A New Sibling

If you?re pregnant with your second child, it?s time to be thinking about how to prepare your first child to deal with ?not being an only child? anymore. This can be a difficult transition for any child, and most, regardless of age, have some adjustments to make. Here are some suggestions to help your child be prepared.
? Talk about how special it is to be a big brother or sister. Discuss the baby in terms of how important the older sibling will be in its life. This is your child?s chance to be the big kid, which is usually a very appealing idea.
? If you?ve been thinking about putting your child into a preschool program, now is the time. Don?t wait until after the baby comes, or she might feel like you?re trying to get rid of her. She should have time to mak View the rest of this article