{"id":1469,"date":"2012-11-26T09:21:23","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T14:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=1469"},"modified":"2012-11-26T09:22:49","modified_gmt":"2012-11-26T14:22:49","slug":"preping-our-toddler-to-become-an-older-brother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/preping-our-toddler-to-become-an-older-brother\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing our toddler to become an older brother"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Kyle isn’t great at socializing with kids his own age, he does love playing with older kids.\u00a0 He also adores babies; and mostly, he’s very gentle with them.\u00a0 This is a good thing, since we’re expecting our second child in two months.\u00a0 From the moment we found out I was pregnant, we told our son Kyle about it.\u00a0 At the time, he wasn’t talking much, so we weren’t worried about him spilling the beans.<\/p>\n

More recently, we have stepped up our discussions of the impending birth of our second child and read to him daily one of our “I’m a big brother now” books.\u00a0 Kyle will tell you that his baby brother is in “mommy’s tummy” and occasionally, he gives his future brother “gifts” under my shirt including his beloved pacifiers.\u00a0 When I tell him that his brother is kicking he responds by kicking my tummy in retaliation. Clearly, he doesn’t yet understand what that means, but it’s completely hilarious to watch.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

When we talk about being a big brother, Kyle gets excited about all of the things that he will get to teach him, including: hopping, touch-down, kicking, home-run, ABC’s, puzzles and hockey.\u00a0 However, when we talk about helping mommy and dada\u00a0push the stroller, Kyle immediately responds with a “no baby, Kyle’s stroller” and gets in his stroller even if we’re not going anywhere.\u00a0 Same goes for his chairs and even though we haven’t gone there yet, I’m sure it will be the same reaction regarding his toys!<\/p>\n

I know that issues with sharing is a phase, but I wonder if there’s anything we can do now, before the baby is here to help\u00a0alleviate some of the stress that Kyle might have with sharing his things and his time with us with his new baby brother.<\/p>\n

What advice can you give us to talk to Kyle about now or do now?\u00a0 What was some of the best advice you received when preparing for the birth of your second (or third) child?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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