My son is very attached to me and I will be taking a sibling class with him at the hospital. What else can help?
2006-08-01 05:51:58 · 9 answers · asked by nyc_villagegirl 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Talk to him about when he was a baby. Show him pictures of when he was a baby. Read books about babies.
Have a gift "from the baby" for him when you bring baby home. Something that he can do while you are busy nursing the baby is often a good idea! Puppets, playdough, a new DVD, a new book, etc.
Have HIM pick out a gift to give the baby for it's "birth day."
Once baby is here, if he wants to help out, let him. Encourage it! Have him fetch burp cloths, bibs, wipes, socks, diapers, etc. Let him pick out baby's clothes sometimes. Have him sing to baby while you change a diaper. With your help, let him hold the baby. Teach him to play "this little piggie" with the baby.
Talk about "gentle touches" and praise him when he is gentle with the baby. Tell him how much the baby LIKES it when he is gentle.
Be sure to find one on one time with him each day after the baby arrives.
2006-08-01 06:02:34 · answer #1 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-27 19:13:02 · answer #2 · answered by branting 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was suggested to me with my last child to buy and wrap a gift for the sibling from the new baby. We presented the gift at the hospital with a t-shirt that said I am a big brother now and all went well. The baby got presents so it was a nice touch for the baby to give one too. Good luck
2006-08-01 14:13:52 · answer #3 · answered by confused by court order 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing you've already told him there's a baby in that belly, right? Well, 3 1/2 is old enough to tell him that he can help when the baby comes, and that it's HIS brother/sister. Kids are really into that. Telling him he can help makes him feel part of something special, like fetching blankets or diapers or bottles. He can be on "baby alert" and tell you when the baby cries, even if you hear it. If he feels like he is a big part of helping you, I bet he will feel real special, and make sure to tell him that often.
2006-08-01 06:02:20 · answer #4 · answered by drewsilla01 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just try to talk to him a lot and get him excited about the new baby. Talk to him about how cool it will be to be the big brother and help out. Little kids always like to feel old and important. He may really like thinking about his new role and his new responsibilities.
2006-08-01 06:19:29 · answer #5 · answered by me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What on earth is a "sibling class"? Why is it being held at the hospital?
If you're going to have another child, and you are concerned about the boy's reaction, may I suggest my mother's approach: "You're going to have a new baby brother or sister! He'll be here in August."
For heaven's sake, don't ask him what he thinks about it, because he'll naturally be against it. Present it as a fait accompli.
2006-08-01 05:58:22 · answer #6 · answered by silvercomet 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Make him apart of all the new things you buy, and getting ready for the baby. one thing I did with my boys when I had my daughter was to make cards with thier pictures on them, and let color them, and I wrote on the cards what they wanted to say to thier new sister. I took the cards to the hospital and put them in the bassinett with her.
2006-08-01 18:33:42 · answer #7 · answered by Robin i 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is 3 and when I was pregnant with his baby sister, we let him name her...with the choices we gave him, he helped me wash her clothes and put them away so they would be ready for her arrival. He helped us pick out the nursery set, read books to my belly, sang songs, and liked to feel her kick and poke...he usually poked her back. Now they are so close and he loves her to death.
2006-08-01 06:37:24 · answer #8 · answered by neabean18 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy him a toy from the new sibling!
2006-08-01 05:56:08 · answer #9 · answered by vicky l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋