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Reassuring older kids about baby's arrival home...

FilbertTreeFilbertTree member
in November 2015 Moms
Hey ladies, just wondering if anyone of the STM+s here have any words of wisdom to reassure older siblings that everything will be ok with a baby in the house.
DS is 8 and despite asking for literally years to have a baby sibling, I think the ish hit the fan for him recently and he's now incredibly worried about LO being here and keeps telling me he doesn't think he's ready to be a big brother.
He has ADHD and some social issues, which aren't helping the situation, but no matter what I say I cant seem to reassure him. Any ideas of how to make the transition to big brotherhood easier for him will be gratefully received.
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Re: Reassuring older kids about baby's arrival home...

  • BowWowBowieBowWowBowie member
    No advice (lurking the thread below due to dealing with my 5 year old DD being the same way!) but this thread was started not too long ago and has already started getting responses. 
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  • ShanT84ShanT84 member
    My oldest is 9 (also with ADHD). We recently took a siblings class to prep him for what's to come once BABY is born. We also talk about it a lot (but not to the point it makes him feel BABY will be everything and he'll be on the back burner). We answer his questions as honestly as we can for his age. I also allow him be a part of the decision making (he's very excited he helped pick out the coming home outfit, and also called himself doing "research" on diapers to make sure I bought the best brand, lol). We try to keep him in the loop as much as possible as long as it is appropriate for his age. He is asked often how he's feeling about the upcoming change, allowing him to voice any concerns, and allowing us a chance to talk to him about them and reassure him. Even though he's 9, I def made sure we read books about adding a baby to the family. I also snuck in movies with the same content during family movie nights
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