| The sudden appearance of a new baby can
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| | the baby and the family cannot be whole
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| be rough on the
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| | unless EVERYONE
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| other children in the family. Daily
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| | is a part of it. If your kids
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| routines are disrupted and
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| | internalize this belief, you may be
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| suddenly mom and dad are too busy to pay
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| | able to avoid some of the trauma and the
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| attention to
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| | understandable
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| older siblings. Worst of all, the new
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| | resentment toward this little stranger
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| baby is the instant star
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| | who has stolen
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| of the family - the center of attention.
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| | mommy and daddy's hearts. The better
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| The adorable baby is
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| | your children are
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| the big attraction for everyone from mom
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| | prepared for the impending event, the
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| and dad, to visiting
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| | better they'll be able to
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| relatives, to casual acquaintances
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| | cope with it emotionally.As part of that
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| bumped into at the mall,
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| | preparation process, from time to time
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| right down to strangers on the street.
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| | plan
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| Everyone is talking
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| | special activities with your kids that
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| baby talk, cooing at the new baby, and
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| | relate to babies. For
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| making a fuss over
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| | example, they might draw pictures of
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| the newborn. The older kids may feel
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| | babies or collect baby
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| shunted aside and
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| | photos from magazines and create a
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| resentful. This is especially true for
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| | collage. Sit down and
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| the displaced former
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| | go through photo albums of your kids'
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| baby of the family.Given these natural
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| | baby pictures and
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| reactions, anything that you can do to
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| | reminisce with them about their own
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| prepare your other children for the new
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| | arrivals into the world.
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| arrival will ease the
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| | Re-tell any family anecdotes surrounding
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| transition. Everything you can do to
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| | their births. Teach
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| involve your kids in
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| | your children lullabies that they can
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| advance and to get them to actually look
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| | sing to the baby, plus
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| forward to the birth
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| | finger games and "peek-a-boo" games to
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| will make a big difference in how they
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| | entertain their
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| experience it. It might
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| | new brother or sister.Arts and crafts
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| even help establish a stronger brother
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| | projects can furnish a special
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| or sister bond with
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| | parent-child
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| the new baby that will contribute to the
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| | discussion and sharing time and may
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| lasting closeness of
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| | sometimes revolve
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| a positive sibling relationship.Here are
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| | around preparations for the new baby.
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| some simple ideas that expectant parents
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| | Kids can make
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| might
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| | pictures to hang in the baby's room, or
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| try, to smooth the road ahead for their
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| | create a baby-safe
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| other children. Most
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| | mobile to hang over the baby's crib, or
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| are common knowledge or simply common
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| | draw scenes in which
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| sense, but
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| | they imagine their lives with the new
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| sometimes too easily forgotten amid all
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| | baby - rocking the baby
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| the excitement and
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| | in their arms, and so forth.Let the kids
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| activity surrounding the birth of a new
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| | be involved in every facet of the
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| baby. A few might be
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| | preparations
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| new ideas that are worth a try. A little
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| | that you yourself are making for the
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| advance thought and
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| | baby's arrival. Your kids
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| preparation may go a long way towards
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| | can help you repaint the nursery or
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| making the
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| | paint a mural on the
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| "blessed event" a blessing for the
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| | nursery wall, and help you pick out baby
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| ENTIRE family. Hopefully,
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| | furniture, bedding
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| you'll be inspired to try some of these
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| | and nursery decorations. They can choose
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| ideas, so here goes.Let your other kids
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| | baby clothes that
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| in on the secret as soon as the
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| | appeal to them. All of these things can
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| pregnancy is confirmed, well before it
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| | later give the
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| is obvious just by
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| | children
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| looking at mom. Even with your youngest
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| | pride and a sense of importance and
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| children, try to give
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| | inclusion in the baby's
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| them some understanding of the changes
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| | life. When grandma says "What a cute bib
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| that mom is
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| | the baby's
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| going through and what they mean. Check
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| | wearing," your preschooler can say "I
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| out your local
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| | picked it!"In addition, make your
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| public library. It should have books
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| | children key members of the family
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| geared to all different
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| | committee that chooses a name for the
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| ages that can explain, in terms that
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| | new baby. Keep the
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| children can
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| | kids involved and actively participating
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| understand, the biological process of
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| | and then, as the birth
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| having a baby. Picture
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| | becomes imminent, dad and the kids may
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| books about baby animals may also help
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| | even conspire to
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| crystalize the
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| | prepare some extra, special, secret
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| concept and relate it to something your
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| | surprises for mom and
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| kids have already
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| | the baby, like buying or creating a
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| experienced, like watching newborn
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| | special keepsake item or
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| kittens, for example.The library or local
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| | putting together a "welcome home"
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| bookstore should also be able to
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| | party.In short, it's always worth the
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| guide you to works of fiction, including
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| | effort to do as much as you
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| picture books for
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| | can to get your kids involved in and
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| preschoolers, that focus on the arrival
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| | excited about the arrival
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| of a new baby in the
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| | of a new baby. Include them in every
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| family and such issues as jealousy and
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| | step of the process.
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| feelings of neglect.
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| | The more they feel that it is THEIR
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| Quiet parent-child story reading times
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| | baby, too, the more
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| can provide an ideal
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| | positive their attitudes will be towards
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| opportunity to prepare young children
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| | the baby. In this way,
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| for changes that are
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| | you can try to minimize the natural
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| on the way and to reassure them of their
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| | insecurities and feelings
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| own importance
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| | of jealousy that go with the
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| and irreplaceable position in the
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| | territory.The suggestions mentioned in
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| family. Discuss things
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| | this article can help lay the
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| openly and answer your kids'
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| | groundwork for good sibling
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| questions.Encourage your children to
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| | relationships but, of course,
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| think about life with the new
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| | you can't rest on your laurels once the
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| baby and how family routines will be
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| | baby is born. After the
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| altered. Coax your kids
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| | baby arrives, try to do everything you
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| to develop their own lists of things
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| | can to set aside some
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| that will be fun about
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| | special time each day that's just for
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| having a new baby in the house - for
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| | you and each of your
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| example, they can push
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| | other children. Offer them special
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| the baby carriage and help dress the
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| | little treats or outings or
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| baby. Help them think
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| | surprises, and encourage grandma and
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| about all the things that they'll be
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| | grandpa to do the
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| able to share with and
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| | same. To reduce jealousy, give your kids
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| teach the baby as he or she grows up and
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| | pride in the things
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| how important
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| | that they CAN do that the baby can't do,
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| their role will be as a "big brother" or
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| | like dressing
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| "big sister".At other times, let them
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| | themselves or enjoying a movie or
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| focus on coming up with ways that
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| | reciting their ABCs.
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| they can help care for the baby or have
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| | Continue along the path that you started
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| them think of things
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| | on months earlier -
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| they can do around the house to ease the
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| | reassure your kids that each of them is
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| burden on mom
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| | just as important as
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| and dad. Also, take this opportunity to
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| | the baby is, so that they won't feel
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| make your kids aware
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| | that they must compete for
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| that babies require gentle handling and
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| | your love and attention.Good luck and
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| a quiet
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| | items decorated with her
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