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Siblings Not Wanting New Addition
Siblings Not Wanting New Addition. My children are a 14 yr old boy and 11 yr old girl and they are not all that happy about the fact that I am pregnant with ...
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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.
Ideal Age Difference Between Siblings
Either way, you don't have a guarantee that your children will be close siblings in the long run. I really think you should think about it more from your ...
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- Well mine are about to be 26 months apart. I am happy with this age gap, although since I'll have one of each sex I am not so sure they will be close friends as if th...
- I know you have already made your decsion by now, but I wanted to share my experience. My mother had four kids, My older sister is three years older than me...we get a...
- A., Its when YOU are ready. My boys are 22 years old and 11 years old. I couldnt be happier. I have the greatest time with them both. The oldest is on his own and ...
Questions About Preparing Toddler for Sibling
Questions About Preparing Toddler for Sibling. I am 30 weeks PG with my second child and have a 1.5 year old son. He will be 20 mo. when the baby is born, ...
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- My little guy was a little older when his sister was born, but we tried to prepare him by having him go through a little class that the hospital gave for older sibling...
- My daughter was 2.5 when her brother was born and we had (we thought) prepared her as best we could. She was very verbal and seemed to understand......however, she ap...
- My first two children are 13 months apart. I couldn't really do much with a 13 month old....except make a big deal that she was a big sister. She really could care les...
Siblings in the Same Grade?
Sibling rivalry comes from PARENTS compairing their children, not from schools! I went to the same schools as did all my brothers and sisters and a few of ...
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- My friend had this issue, so she held one child back from kindy for a year. D.
- Hello, If I read this correctly......you have a 10 month old son and are possibly pregnant. If you are pregnant and as you say it's too early to tell then you would b...
- Ditto Amancia. My sister and I are 19 months apart and we were 2 grades apart in school, since her birthday was September 14th, she was past the cut-off for the year (...
Child Being Left Out
It's not unusual for the older kids to do this or an older sibling to not .... When a child cried because he was being excluded from a group of kids the ...
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- I would tell my 5 year old to knock it off. There are no locked doors when kids are involved. I would also talk to the cousin. I wouldn't involve mom yet. He sounds...
- This situation could be harmless, but since it has happened more than once, I doubt it. First of all, 8 yr. olds don't usually play with 5 yr. olds (think school: 5's...
- We experienced this and bascially I didnt approach the cousin becuase thats up to his mum. I didnt even broach the subject with his mum. I dealt with my boys. In my ...
Sibling Rivalry? or Something More?
I love their child training methodology, and it reformed my two year old in less than a week. Yes, you probably have some sibling rivalry going on, ...
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- If there is somewhere she likes to go , like the park, and doesn't mind while there, real soon mention that you would like to take her to the park today, but since she...
- My daughter(just turned 3 last week) went through adjustment issues when our son was born in May. Some things that seem to have helped - when it became clear she was N...
- S., A MUST read is "To Train Up a Child" by Michael Pearl. It's a thin book that doesn't take too long and whoa- it has changed my parenting dramatically!!! Your ch...
Mom Wondering Age for Sibling to Watch Younger Sibling
Yet, the care of 3 children may be a bit much. A great age for responsible, mature babysitting of siblings would be at least 17-18. ...
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- Hi S., I was going to say 12 is okay, until I read that you have four children and their ages. Although your 12-year-old may be very mature and loves to help you a...
- I would say it is fine, you think she is responsible, and it should be fine as long as you have a cell phone and you aren't too far away.Also ask her what she thinks! ...
- I have 3 girls - 11, 6 and 6 months. I let my oldest watch the younger two often, at least once a week or if I need to run errands. The most important thing to look at...
Going from One Child to TWO!!!
But know that giving your child a sibling is a wonderful blessing--- the relationship they form is incredible! Tell your first child about the baby- say it ...
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- definitely let the older sibling "help out" with the new baby, under a watchfull eye of course. i use to let my oldest hold teh bottles for the baby and cover they wit...
- Hi Alexadra, I have seen this alot since I signed up for the mamasource newsletters. I have 4 kids. My oldest 2 are only 20 months apart, currently 16 and almost 18 ...
- A., I'm not sure of reading material but I can tell you that I have three daughters and the one thing that worked was including them in what goes on with the baby. ...
Only Children
Aug 31, 2009 ... I have an only child 9 year old daughter I am one of 14 siblings Before I beccame a parent I always said every child should have at least ...
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- Hi there! I grew up as an only child with a single mom, so in my situation it would have been nice to have a sibling to share time with. We currently have an almos...
- Hi Maria, I have an only child, 9 year old daughter. I am one of 14 siblings. Before I beccame a parent I always said every child should have at least one sibling. ...
- Nah. You can be totally good with only the one. The important thing is to know your family's personal and financial means, and then live within them. Suffice it to say...
Moving & New Sibling
We might have another child and the above was the doctors advice to us. ... When my son was 2 1/2 he had a new sibling then we moved across several states ...
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- I got my daughter involved while I was pregnant, same age as your son, 2.5yr name Olivia. I brought her to my appoinments, she got to hear the heart beat and the dr ev...
- My husband, son, and I moved back from Africa to the US when my son was 20 months. A few months after that we had twin girls. When the girls were 6 months and he was...
- I think you son at that age will probably adapt faster than you Remember he hasa not started school which means he will be making new friends easily one he starts sch...
