The arrival of brother



The birth of the first baby ofthe family is often a great event. All families are scrambling to hold thebaby, feed or play with him. This situation of excessive attention spans a fewyears, but the arrival of second son will cause a complete change of attitudethat the child will notice and suffer.

In this approach involuntarysibling jealousy arise. The eldest brother feels the unborn steal your love andattention that were once theirs, so that the attitude of parents and family isvery important to avoid conflict and depression in the infant.


The importance of care

When the child is jealous of hisbrother, shows some signs of alarm. Usually when people are upset with the newbaby or spend hours attending to it, commits mischief that had not done toattract attention or behave like a baby thinking that can compete.

Okay scold the child when he doessomething bad to get attention, but do not be too severe. On the contrary, wemust strengthen the affection felt for him, so be aware that not to do anythingto get attention.

A great responsibility

One way to help childrenassimilate the arrival of his younger brother is involving them in the care ofthe child, age-appropriate tasks.

When the child feels that lookingafter her brother and parents are giving him a great responsibility, you feelthat you have confidence and affection.

Shared care

While spending hours watching,attending and cuddling the baby is pretty tempting, we should pay equalattention to the firstborn, and it really resent the lack of parental attentionand family.

Share this with both at once,look for ways to involve them and spend time with each one separately. Thechild also missed to talks alone with mom or dad.