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Los Angeles,CA
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Re: how to keep older children from being jealous
Apr 14, 2009 11:53 AM
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lol awww its cute how little kids can get jealous of other kids when their parent is taking care of it....i think the best thing to do is to include ur child when u take care of the other baby and also talk to him and tell him that hes going to have a little brother or sister soon...when i was about 6 years old my mom had my twin brother and sister and she surprised me with a couple of really nice toys and told me they were from my brother and sister...lol i remember thinking how did they bring it with them lol but i believed it...i wasnt jealous of them when my mom would take care of them...but i know a lot of parents do that and it seems to work...but being jealous is normal...
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Houston
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Re: how to keep older children from being jealous
Apr 3, 2009 5:39 PM
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I will probably agree that you can try to include him more on the "taking" care of the baby things (things he can actually help with)
My oldest didn't get jealous until about month 2 or 3 when I was constantly rocking the baby and so forth....same deal. What I did was make some "new" big boy fun things for him to do.... Depending on the kid. I started having "special one on one time with him only" we would do art (paints...tatoos...etc.) things he hadn't really been doing much up until then. He really enjoyed it. Being jealous is very normal and it's probably a good thing that he's going through this now, so maybe the adjustment of a new baby (your baby) will be a little easier and you'll be more prepared for it too. Good luck and I'm sure you'll find some good ways to make him feel more attention without babying him.
- Erin in Houston
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Re: how to keep older children from being jealous
Mar 5, 2009 3:53 PM
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try including him when you are taking care of the baby, have him hold the new diaper when changing or have him hold the bottle when burping. have him sing to the baby when your trying to get the baby to nap. when you include him let him know that hes being a good boy and helping mom with the baby. little things go a long way i think he just wants to be included, he may feel your not paying any attention to him anymore.
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From:
oklahoma city
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3/2/09
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how to keep older children from being jealous
Mar 2, 2009 7:25 PM
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well i have a one year old boy and am 7 weeks pregnant. I just started taking care of a 3 month old boy and my son does pretty well but gets jealous. When I hold the other baby my son wants me to rock him to sleep too. But if I am home alone with my son he will just lay down and fall asleep on his own. He now tries to grab bottles (haven't used one since he was 8 months) and pacifiers. I'm not sure what to do
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