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Trouble with a 12 Year Old and School
Big Brothers/Big Sisters is also great if he is willing. I used to be a Big ... You could look into getting your son involved with Big Brothers/Big Sisters. ...
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- Does he have adhd or anything like that?
- Something is going on at school. Each school has a SPI counselor. It is free. All you need to do is ask. If this doesn't help--start having lunch once a week if you ca...
- Some things to look for, unfortunately, are drugs and bad friends. One of my sons started to get bad grades all of a sudden and we found out that it was because one o...
Looking for Creative Way to Tell Family About Baby on the Way
When I got pregnant with my son I had my daughter sit on the couch with a sign that I made that said I am going to be a big sister in August and I took a ...
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- Hi L., Congratulations! I have a 21 month old daughter. We had our families over and had a chinese food night. I ordered custom fortune cookies on line (just do a ...
- Congrats!! When I got pregnant with my son I had my daughter sit on the couch with a sign that I made that said I am going to be a big sister in August and I took a p...
- I made a postcard that said "place photo of your 7th grandchild here" in a picture frame for my in-laws and wrapped it...it was really fun.
Preparing 2.5 Year Old for New Sibbling
We read the books "I'm a big brother" by Joanna Cole, and "What a Baby Needs" from the Dr. Sears library to our son before the birth of his sister. ...
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- Hello Again! :-) We were in your boat a month ago. I have an almost 3 year old and I had a baby 5 weeks ago! We told my son that there was a baby coming and that he...
- Hi M., When I was pregnant with my twins, I took my oldest daughter to our local hospital where I delivered the twins. They have a program for older siblings and it w...
- hi! we just went through a similar situation in our house , my girls were 2.5 yrs old when we had our new baby too, i bought them a book called first experiences, our...
When to Move to a Big Girl Bed?
I am planning on co-sleeping with our newborn for six months and then putting him in the pack-n-play until big sister is moved out of the crib. ...
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- I am also due with my 2nd baby--my boys will be 16 months apart. I plan on putting my newborn in a bassinet for the first 3-4 months. I don't want to buy another cri...
- Get the bed now and put it in her room so she gets use to the idea of a big-girl bed. Let her sleep there for naps if she wants. Let her sit on it. When she decides ...
- I had twins when my oldest was 22 months. We borrowed a crib (or you can get one used). When the twins were ready for separate cribs, my oldest was ready for a bed (us...
Daughter Gets Very Angry
When you tell her she is going to be a big sister, make a huge deal about it being "our baby", so she feels more a part of things. ...
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- Before you worry too much....Keep in mind how much your daughter changes every week, let alone 8 or more months from now. Just in case you may want to schedule regu...
- talk about it talk about it. I have a 4 year old and a 2 year old and another on the way. When my 2 year old came we had very little jealousy because we talked about...
- First find out for sure if you are pregnant. Then proceed with just continuing to reassure your daughter. She will get jealous but more then likely she will be close ...
Gender Confusion in a 3 Year Old?
My 3 yr. old son does the same thing and I just chalked it up to him having two big sisters and he stays home with me all the time. ...
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- It's normal for boys to go through this phase, especially at that age. I have a very boyish 4 year old that acted this way some and still occasionally decides everythi...
- I also agree that it's all fine. My little sister went through a stage when she was about that age, where she would INSIST that she was a boy, and correct anyone who ...
- My nephew went through this phase. He loves his female cousin (2 years older than him) and he would let her dress him up in her clothes and put barrettes in his hair,...
5Year Old Peeing Issue
Maybe give her something special for "big sisters" only. Nailpolish. Lip balm/ gloss. (my daughter got her ears pierced becasue she told me that "big ...
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- My little sister used to do that, just wanted to throw that out there, but she stopped. I think it was a body facination thing, she grew out of it very quickly. Its ...
- When my son was younger (he's 8 now), he started peeing in different things, like toy bins and what not. When we found out, we asked him about it. He admitted it. W...
- It is a control thing and I say it is working because it has your attention. Talk to her and tell her what the others have said about removing the urine. And you say s...
Phantom Pregnancy???
I made the mistake of letting my 5 year old daughter get very excited about being a big sister again then had to break the news that we wouldn't be having a ...
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- Hi J.,I had a similiar experience 9 years ago...I went to the doctor for a routine exam and discovered I was pregnant. I hadn't had ANY symptoms, NONE and the reason w...
- Hi J., I am a 40yr old SAHM wiht a just turning-one year old. I had three miscarriages before I had my daughter. The first preg. lasted 11 weeks. (i saw the baby ...
- My sister has had 2 molar pregnancys and had to go for weekly blood tests until her levels went back to normal.Your situation sound similar to her story. if this is wh...
Childs Fears About Being Replaced by Baby
She has a big sister shirt and has a couple of movies about babies. ... Make a Big Sister shirt and tote bag to take her favorite toys, books, crayons, ...
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- L., I think all children feel this at some point, though some don't vocalize it. Before new babies came to our home, we got books called "I'm a big sister (brother...
- There are a few good books...one is from Barney and the other is from the Arthur PBS Series. I have three - 2,3, and 7. What worked for me was the "big brother" fact...
- My boy was 2y 9mo. when my second boy was born now 7mo. As soon as my tummy started showing I started telling my boy about the new baby. I would let him buy little it...
My 4Yr Old Is Very About Having New Baby Brother
Now she has invented an imaginary little sister. She is very excited to become a big sister and It doesnt seem to jealousy, she just doesnt want a little ...
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- I wouldn't worry about it. Sounds like a typical 4-year-old to me. The baby is about as real to her right now as her imaginary sister is - maybe even less. Onece he's ...
- That sounds just like me when I was little. I was 5 when my mother told me that she was having a baby and I was just ecstatic. I was going to have a little sister!!!! ...
- Our daughter was a little older (7) but when she was upset about a brother instead of a sister, we told her that it meant that she got to stay the princess of the hous...
