If you want your children to adjust to a new baby, there are some specific areas you have to be careful about, and some specific things you can do. The following are five tips for helping older siblings adjust to life with baby: 1. Plan for baby. The more you plan the better … [Read more...] about I’m A Big Brother! Adjusting to a New Baby
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The Powder Girls and My Little Brother
My younger brother Tony had not seen our mother for many years until I broke the news to him she was dying of cancer. He had been separated from his wife for a time but gathered his wife and daughter and made the eight-hour trip to our mother’s home. I waited anxiously with two … [Read more...] about The Powder Girls and My Little Brother
Thanksgiving at Age Six
When children are little, the holidays all seem to run together somehow. Looking back, I was a pretty scrawny kid at six and my older brother was two-years larger than me. We lived with our parents in an 8-foot by 45-foot trailer in Daytona Beach, Florida, two blocks from the … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving at Age Six
Getting Your Child Ready For a New Sibling
Adam never was really into sharing things. When his cousins would visit, his way of greeting them was to explain what was his, followed by “Don’t Touch!” Inevitably it would lead to a showdown in which I’d have to pry a toy he hasn’t even looked at since he was an infant from his … [Read more...] about Getting Your Child Ready For a New Sibling
Baby Bear Helps Out
Recently, I had one of those parenting moments when I was witness to a memorable, touching exchange between two of my three sons that made me think, "oh yeah, that's why I had more than one child." It was a scene that I will always remember but I am fairly sure it has already … [Read more...] about Baby Bear Helps Out
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to