How To Prep Your Children For a New Baby

1. Announce the arrival a few months before the actual arrival so that your older kid starts to focus on his new role as the elder sibling or the big kid of the house. But before you declare it flatly, ask your child’s opinion about how he/she would feel to have a baby to play with. Avoid terms like:

There is going to be a baby

• Replace them with statements like:

2. If your child does not get too excited about the new arrival, it is your duty to create the happy ambience about you. It is simple; create a beautiful image of a baby by using examples of cartoons, for example how they would want to have a cartoon character to play with? Girls usually adore dolls and always want to have one around them.3. As you prepare for the new arrival, buy presents for your older child so that he keeps himself busy when the new one grabs all the attention. Also, some of the parents forget that while they are always around their kids, they do not give them one-on-one time. Do not ignore your child and he will not feel alienated or left out.