You may be excited about the
arrival of your next baby.
Your older children may not. It’s
normal for some children to worry
that their parents will no longer have
time for them, although they might
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Older siblings need to understand baby’s care and abilities
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not be able to say that. Whatever their
age, it’s important for older children
to learn to share the most important
thing to them—their parents’ love
and attention.
Warmth and structure help
children as their family grows, says
Leslie Barker, a health promotion
facilitator with Alberta Health
Services’ Provincial Early Childhood
team.
“Your older child needs to feel
Whatever;their;age,;it’s;important;for;older;children;to;learn;to;share;the;most;important;thing;to;them—their
parents’ love and attention.
