How To Prepare Your Little One To Welcome A New Baby

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Are you about to have a new baby? If this is your second time around, your first child is probably having mixed emotions. On one hand, he or she is probably very excited about having a little brother or sister to join your little family. On the other hand, he or she might feel a bit displaced after being an only child. From things you can do at home to enrolling your child in preschool, here are some things that might help your child to transition into being an older sibling.

Helping To Prepare At Home - You've probably already thought of ways to prepare your child for the new addition to your family, but here are some ways you might not have thought of.

• Ask your little boy or your little girl to gather books and toys that he or she will be willing to share with the new baby. Tell your child that he or she will be in charge of many playtimes in the future.
• Let your child help to decorate the baby's room. Are there little stuffed animals he or she is willing to part with? If so, consider telling your little son or daughter that one of those will sit in the baby's bed to help the baby feel secure.

Helping To Prepare Out Of The Home - Think of enrolling your child in preschool.

• At preschool your little one will learn to take turns with the other children, thus reminding him or her that he or she will not always be the center of attention. In addition, he or she will have to learn how to share toys with the others in his or her class.
• Another benefit of your child attending preschool is that he or she will begin to connect with another adult who will care for him or her. That individual will make him or her feel special and loved. Preschool workers are trained to handle difficult situations. That means that, if your child is hesitant at first to join others, the instructor will know how to make him or her feel like being part of the fun. For more information or advice, visit a website such as http://www.kidscountry.net.

Be sure to have many talks with your child about what he or she did at preschool. Consider starting a picture album that will include photos that you take as he or she goes to the preschool on the first day. Then, when the baby arrives, take a picture of them together that can be part of the photo album. 

18 August 2017