• Involve your child in caring for the baby and show your appreciation.

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  Buy a doll and encourage your child to copy your behaviour when you are taking care of the baby.
• Make sure that your child is occupied during feeding times. Reading to your child while you are feeding is a good idea.
• Spend quality time with your child when the baby is sleeping.
• Reward positive behaviour towards the baby.
• Constantly reassure your child that you love and care about him or her.
• Make your child feel special. Praise his or her strengths, talents and accomplishments.
• Don’t feel too anxious when your child struggles to cope with the new sibling. It is normal for him or her to take a while to adapt.
• If your child refuses to go back to school, don’t force him. Allow him to stay home but make your day boring and dull.

- Ilse Pauw, Health24
 

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