PREPARING YOUR OLDER CHILD FOR A NEW SIBLING

There’s nothing quite as blissful as having another baby. My husband and I were very excited. We decided to wait until the pregnancy was well established and then we told Christopher George, our 4-year-old son. He was going to have a brother.

As a psychologist, I did everything right and by the book. I made sure my husband knew all the tips and tricks he needs, I prepared the family members on how to approach the subject, I teamed up with the preschool teacher, I prepared my son in the best way possible, he took it so positively and we even played with a ball all together as a family with my belly replacing the baby!

However, there was nothing I could have done to overturn the negative impact this wonderful news had on my