Siblings and a new baby
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A big brother or sister often feels many things at once when a baby joins the family. Reading a story together, giving the older child a way to help, and keeping a little one-on-one time are ideas many families use.
What can help?
- Read A new baby in our family together, before and after.
- Let your older child help in small ways: choosing a blanket, singing, bringing a diaper.
- Keep some special time with the older child every day, even ten minutes.
- Try the play ideas for siblings, always with a grown-up close by.