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Announcing a Second Pregnancy
See if you can find a t-shirt that says "I'm the big brother". ... you could buy your son and "I'm the Big Brother" shirt and tell him that way, ...
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- We told our almost 4 yr old daughter first and let her be the one to tell our family. We weren't sure how she would handle it but when we told her "Mommy has a baby g...
- First of all congratulations - children are the best. I would high rec. that you wait 3 months to tell. You never know what can happen. To announce my second chil...
- M.-- Your enthusiasm is contagious! Congratulations for you and your family. I'll share with you a technique I used to announce my third (surprise) pregnancy with m...
Preparing Toddler for New Sibling
Tell him what a big brother he will be. He won't get it now, ... we got him books on being a big brother and he helped set up his baby brothers cradle...and ...
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- My two boys are 22 months apart. To prepare my first son, we let him rub mommy's belly and tell him there is a baby brother in there who will be here soon, just lik...
- I think at that age you don't really need to worry about it. My three are all 2 years apart. Even then I really didn't prepare them much for it and they were fine. ...
- J., congratulations. What an exciting time for your family. I have to say that at the age of 18 months your son probably doesn't understand what is going on. T...
2 Yr Old Driving Me Nuts!
then when baby is taking a nap bigbrother knows it's his time and he may even deserve a special treat for helping i always jokingly tell momshey youre the ...
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- I have read a few of the responses, and agree that you should take some one on one time with your 2 year old when possible. But I also recommend that you not cater to...
- Hey J.. My name is J. (I am a girl named J.) :) Unfortunately, I have no advice for you, but if nothing else, I can let you know that you are not alone. I am a 28 y...
- Your little one is jealous because of the new baby. Right now he's thinking what is this thing taking up most of my mom's time. He needs a little extra love because he...
Low Self esteem..in My son..help!
Also, many schools have a mentor program (kinda big brothers deal) - check on that. Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This Share ...
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- i'm not sure if he's already involved in activities or not.... I would make the time/make room in the family budget to nurture a special activity for him (something hi...
- If he's in school, talk to the school counselor. The school counselors have doen wonders for my 2 older children. Also, many schools have a mentor program (kinda big...
- Have him tested. The results will identify what the real issue is for his learning process. Once they have diagnosed him, then you might want to look into a small priv...
Explaining to an 18 Month Old That Mommy Is Having a Baby
There are a lot of great books out there that talk about big brothers and new babies. Try the library and start reading to him. The first response you got ...
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- by the time the baby arrives he should be 2 yrs old, so he may understand better the situation. reading to him is a great idea; you know your child better than anyone,...
- He is too young to understand that is is going to effect him, but that doesn't mean you can't prepare him. There are a lot of great books out there that talk about bi...
- Congratulations! My first two children are 14 months apart & our 2nd & 3rd are 18 months apart! We found out we were pregnant with our 2nd when our first was only 5 ...
Siblings Not Wanting New Addition
But when they talk to Josh my 10 month old they are like So is your Big Brother teaching you to do things Wow you are almost as good looking as that Brother ...
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- My sd was 12 when my dd was born and 20 mos later here comes another one, a boy this time! lol..She was use to having me all to herself for 5 yrs so it was a big adjus...
- You didn't mention this, so maybe I'm wrong, but my gut is telling me that this baby is from a second marriage, and the two olders children have a different father fro...
- you really shouldn't worry.I had the same problem and when the baby came they all seemed to have changed there minds about how they felt.
Foster Parents Looking for Activities for 10 Yr Old Girl
One of my older friends used to be a Big BrothersBig Sisters mentor and she mentioned to me that she ran out of ideas to do with herlittle She told me that ...
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- All 10 year olds are in a different place. I have one and he is enjoying different things than his friends. That being said ~ can you ask her? :) My 10 year ol...
- My 11 year old girl likes Webkinz. Those are a popular assortment of stuffed animals that come with a code so they can go online and create a home for their animal, pl...
- How wonderful for you! I would so love to foster but my dh doesn't want to. I agree with the others who mentioned Girl Scouts. My dd(11) is a total tomboy but still en...
When to Move to a Big Boy Bed
Also, he is my wild man, and he won't lay down to go to sleep in a big boy bed for more then a minute! LOL We've tried with big brother's bed (Why he was ...
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- lot of good responses here, and every child is different, but for what it's worth my son was about 18 months. he never showed any signs of wanting to get out of the cr...
- Great question. I have a story about my expereince since we just went throug this. My son is now 3 1/2. I had the same question for awhile. When I asked my Dr at m...
- Hi C., I just moved my little girl to a big girl bed 2 weeks ago. She is 23 months old. I started talking about a big girl bed a few weeks before we got one. I wou...
Present from the Baby
Aug 29, 2009 ... Our second gave his big brother the bookPolar bear polar bear what do .... How about abig brother tshirt Our oldest loved to wear his he was ...
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- Our baby gave our older one a present. I don't rememeber what it was but it wasn't "timeless". Our big mistake was telling our older one that she was "getting a new ba...
- We did this with our youngest 2 children to their older siblings. For example, my husband gave our first born his first teddy bear. Then that son gave his younger bro...
- my daughter really like care bears. when our son came, we had the hugs and tugs care bears. its was a surprise we packed away and had when she came in to meet the new ...
How to Introduce New Sibling to His 2 Year Old Brother
Help him understand what an honor it is to be a big brother, too. He has no idea now how much a part of his little brother's life he will be, how important ...
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- Hey E.: I am in the same boat as you my son just turned 2 in April and my next child is due anyday now. I let my son lay on my stomach and talk to the baby he give...
- Hello, our son (now 9) did not like me holding any babys or other small children.. I was his and his alone.. When our daughter (now 8) was born our son was in the r...
- I'm also pregnant with #2 and my daughter will be 2 1/2 when the baby comes in a month. She's been envolved ever since I found out I was pregnant. She goes to all my a...
