Question Posted Thursday December 14 2006, 11:25 am
I was just wondering if i could get pregnat the day after i end my period iam trying to get pregnat agin.I all ready have a 3 year old son.My next question how do i get him use to the idea of not being the baby no more he is very spoiled.And does not like babie he is very mean towards his cousins who are babies.My son is the kind of kid who gets what he wants when he wants i have only left him with a sitter 3 times in his whole life.And it was only for a few minets.how do i start getting him ready for a baby brother or sister.I never though I would want another child this is kinda why i made him the way he is.He is my every thing he has an older brother who is 8 and an older sister who is 5.we all live together.Please help
Whether you end up with a baby or not, you might want to rethink the situation with your 3 year old. While of course you love him and want to give him the world, you aren't actually doing him favours in the longrun if you are overprotecting or spoiling him. It's probably not helping your relationship with his brother and sister if you are showing any favouritism towards him.
One way to help him get used to other kids is by joining a play group with kids of varying ages, including those slightly younger than him. You will need to be very firm that it's not okay to be mean to children that are younger than him.
One way to help positively reinforce a good relationship is to have him be a 'helper' with his cousins. Give him little tasks he can do - singing to the babies, playing peek-a-boo, etc - and then really, really offer him praise when he does well. Let him know that babies can be fun, and that being a big brother can be fun, too.
Most children have trouble adapting to a new baby, and your son might have more difficulty than most. Perhaps it's time for him to learn that he needs to accept some boundaries - which means not getting everything he wants, sometimes being left with sitters, etc. While you might feel mean doing this, you are doing him (and your future child, and yourself!) a big favour.
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