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The Transition Partnering in the Older Sibling Including the older child in showing off their new little baby brother or sister helps with the transition. Having the older child make the birthday cake for the new baby is a great celebration! In this video Erica Lyon explains how to ease the transition for a sibling by "partnering in" the older sibling in showing of the newborn baby. |
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The Transition with Siblings: Part 1 (Part 1 of 2) There is balance to over prepping a child for a sibling. We want to explain how the family is growing without adding too much anxiety. Using books where the sibling is integrated are great for pre-new baby and then using sibling transition books to validate, explain and allow normal feelings of adjustment is a good strategy. Here Erica explains how to prepare siblings for the arrival of a new brother or sister. This video provides techniques, such as how to use storybooks in the third trimester, to prepare siblings without creating even more anxiety. |
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The Transition with Siblings: Part 2 (Part 2 of 2) In general, its great to validate what you love about your child at any given age. Studies show at this point that positive reinforcing and encouragement work so much better than negative feedback. That doesn’t mean all is rosy or that we ignore antisocial behavior-but the more we support who they are now the less regressive behavior we see. Erica explains how to prepare siblings for the arrival of a new brother or sister. This video provides techniques such as: using storybooks to help your child name her emotions, using photo albums, making it seem boring to be the baby, and others. |
