Hey, Mom and Dad: How Did You Tell Your Kids A New Sibling Was Coming?
Parents, Patch wants to hear from you on the questions that get families talking.
Welcome to "Hey, Mom and Dad"—a weekly feature in which we ask our Facebook fans to share their views on parenting. Every week, we get the conversation started by taking a look back at a question we asked parents the week before on Patch Facebook pages from around the area. Telling your kids that your family is expecting a new baby can be an exciting and challenging conversation. For some children, the prospect of being a big brother or sister is thrilling; for others, it brings up anxiety and fear. That leads us to this week's question: Take a look at what people had to say and join the conversation in the comments section. Jim Pedergnana: My daughter was 5 years old and starting to read. So we bought her a shirt that said Big Sister on …
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9:17 am on Friday, November 2, 2012
We found a great book at a bookstore (can't remember the name of it--it was 28 years ago) that explained where babies come from in a storybook format. It was great and also accurate (no "bun in the oven" euphemisms.) It not only helped to prepare our older one that a new baby was coming, but also set the stage for the inevitable sex education a few years later. So: tell them the truth in a way … more ›