My 3 year old doesn't seem to understand(or want to understand) that I am having another baby and that he can't rough house with me the way he used too. I have tried the baby in Mommy's belly talk but he either doesn't understand or doesn't want to understand and continues to try to jump into my lap or sit on my belly while I am trying to lay down for a moment. I have tried telling him that he is hurting me but it doesn't stop him. Not even a time out helps. How can I help understand that this is not okay and that there is a baby in there that he could hurt too? Are there any good movies or books that could help?
2007-05-07 12:18:10 · 6 answers · asked by ? 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I saw a whole bunch of books when I was at the library. Search your library or bookstore for one you think he'd understand.
Here's some I found;
Cole, joanna.
How you were born
Butler, dori hillest
My mom's having a baby
Sears, william, m.d
Baby on the way
Cole, joanna.
When you were inside mommy
Rosenberg, maxine b.
Mommy's in the hospital having a baby
2007-05-07 13:53:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pregnant and have a busy 20 month old toddler. But she seems to understand that I have a baby in my belly. She pats my belly and kisses it and says "baby". Is he around other babies at all? My daughter is in daycare and sees other moms and babies, and seems to know what a "baby" is.
I also show her pictures in books of pregnant women and illustrations of the fetus inside the mommy.
Of course, from time to time, she will hit my stomach or kick me while nursing, and I have to tell her "NO!" If she doesn't stop, I put her down.
2007-05-07 12:24:02 · answer #2 · answered by purplebinky 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Keep putting him in the time out for the bad behavior...you are doing good there...have him feel the baby move...take him in the room when they do the heartbeat or get a monitor so he can listen too...I did this when I was about four months pregnany with my son and my daughter knew for sure that her next of kin was definately going to be a part of our lives
2007-05-07 12:35:07 · answer #3 · answered by Patches6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 01:18:43 · answer #4 · answered by petrosino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know this may sound stupid, but buy him his own baby to take care of, blanket, bottle, etc (a size good for him)- it works! And let him name it, then you enteract w/ him and show him
2007-05-07 12:30:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
um be like..."do u wnat a new baby brother or sister" and if he says no ur in trouble but if he says yeah then be like well if u keep being rough wiht mommy that might not happen cuz hteres a lil one growing in there right now.or something like that. tell him how it will effect him in the good wyas!!
2007-05-07 12:27:45 · answer #6 · answered by Kylie Rose 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋