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Overview
Here is the best collection of helpful tips and advice to set the stage for a smooth transition when welcoming a second baby into your family.- How to explain to your child there's a new baby coming
- Helping your child adjust to mom's hospital stay--and return
- Good ideas to handle jealously, rivalry, and sagging self-esteem
- Information for various,birthing situations and special, family needs
- Reassuring words from other parents.
Synopsis
For parents, the thought of having a second child can be joyous, traumatic, or more likely both. It can be equally difficult for a displaced first child. With her trademark humor and practical advice, best-selling parenting author Vicki Lansky guides parents through the major transition from one child to two. Welcoming Your Second Baby contains hundreds of practical tips and advice for this challenging time. Topics include how to explain the coming of the new baby; listings of age-appropriate books and videos on reproduction and sibling situations; ideas for showing how love can be shared; helping a child adjust to mom's hospital stay — and return; information for today's working parent; and tips for helping an older sibling adjust, help at feeding times, and learn gentleness. Included are updated listings of services, resources, and support groups; lots of parent-tested "it worked for me" testimonials; and a complete, easy-to-use index.