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Bittersweet Photography only has a couple spots left for the mini-session weekend on August 14-15th! These
include a 45 minute session, 10 high resolution digital images (fully edited with
print release), an 8×10 print, two 5×7 prints, and a set of 8
wallet prints - PLUS 25 custom cards! Contact me to book your spot…Details here:
include a 45 minute session, 10 high resolution digital images (fully edited with
print release), an 8×10 print, two 5×7 prints, and a set of 8
wallet prints - PLUS 25 custom cards! Contact me to book your spot…Details here:
www.bittersweet-photography.com
We wish all the Dads in York Region and beyond a very Happy Fathers Day. Hopefully it’ll be a day of relaxing, having fun with family and maybe a little golf!?
Enjoy!!
If you have an event coming up in your life and would like some professional and up to date advice on how the throw the best shin dig…..check this out!
A reminder to talk to your children about safety and strangers!
Tri KiDS Triathlons are non-competitive, safe events designed for 3 – 15 year olds. They promote and celebrate participation in three fun “lifestyle” sports: swimming, biking and running.
The philosophy is one of complete not compete. Focusing on the Achievement of each young individual, the goal is to inspire self-confidence and motivate kids to stay active through sport.
Tri KiDS is proud to support the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario or POGO. In 2009, Tri KiDS athletes raised $17,000 through personal fundraising.
This is a great way to enjoy being outside and get active while doing so!
Check out the site at:
www.runwellevents.com
Christine Taylor Quilts is holding a contest! Help her get to 600 fans on facebook and you could win a crayon roll! This is a fabulous idea for travelling this summer, pop it into the bag and have crayons any time you need…..perfect!
Check out her facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ontario-Canada/Christine-Taylor-Quilts/242114713320?__a=15
With several of my girl
friends nearing their due dates with babe #2 I thought these little tips may come in handy. Introducing a new face into the family is a wonderful thing but can bring some difficult times as well.
What is sibling rivalry?
Sibling rivalry refers to the natural jealousy of children toward a new brother or sister. Older siblings can feel jealous when the baby arrives until they are 4 or 5 years old. Not surprisingly, most children prefer to be the only child at this age. Basically, they don’t want to share your time and affection. The arrival of a new baby is especially stressful for the firstborn and for siblings less than 3 years old. The jealousy arises because the older sibling sees the newcomer receiving all the attention, visitors, gifts, and special handling.
The most common symptom of sibling rivalry is lots of demands for attention: the older child wants to be held and carried about, especially when mother is busy with the newborn. Other symptoms include acting like a baby again (regressive behaviour), such as thumbsucking, wetting, or soiling. Aggressive behaviour–for example, handling the baby roughly–can also occur. All of these symptoms are normal. While some can be prevented, the remainder can be improved within a few months.
How can you help prevent sibling rivalry?
During pregnancy
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Prepare the sibling for the newcomer. Talk about the pregnancy. Let your child feel your baby’s movements.
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Try to find a hospital that provides sibling classes where children can learn about babies and about sharing their parents with a new brother or sister.
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Try to give your child a chance to be around a new baby so that she has a better idea of what to expect.
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Encourage your child to help you prepare the baby’s room.
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Move your child to a different room or new bed several months before the baby’s birth. If she will be enrolling in a play group or nursery school, start it well in advance of the birth.
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Praise your child for mature behaviour, such as talking, using the toilet, feeding or dressing herself, and playing games.
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Don’t make any demands for new skills (such as toilet training) during the months just preceding the delivery. Even if your child appears ready, postpone these changes until your child has made a good adjustment to the new baby.
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Tell your child where she’ll go and who will care for her when you go to the hospital if she won’t be home with her father.
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Read books together about what happens during pregnancy and after the baby is born.
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Look through family photographs and talk about your child’s first year of life.
In the hospital
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Call your older child daily from the hospital.
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Try to have your older child visit you and the baby in the hospital. Many hospitals will allow this.
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If your older child can’t visit you, send her a picture of the new baby.
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Encourage Dad to take your youngster on some special outings at this time (for example, to the park, zoo, museum, or fire station).
Coming home
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When you enter your home, spend your first moments with the older sibling. Have someone else carry the new baby into the house.
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Give the sibling a gift “from the new baby.”
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Ask visitors to give extra notice to the older child. Have your older child unwrap the baby’s gifts.
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From the beginning, refer to your newborn as “our baby.”
The first months at home
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Give your older child the extra attention she needs. Help her feel more important. Try to give her at least 30 minutes a day of exclusive, uninterrupted time. Hire a baby sitter to care for the baby and take your older child outside or look through her baby album with her. Make sure that the father and relatives spend extra time with her during the first month. Give her lots of physical affection throughout the day.
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When you are busy attending to the baby, try to include your older child by talking with her. When you are nursing or bottle-feeding the baby, read a story, play a game, or do a puzzle with your older child.
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Encourage your older child to touch and play with the new baby in your presence. Allow her to hold the baby while sitting in a chair with sidearms. Avoid such warnings as “Don’t touch the baby.” Newborns are not fragile and it is important to show your trust. However, you can’t allow the sibling to carry the baby until she reaches school age.
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Enlist your older child as a helper. Encourage her to help with baths, dry the baby, get a clean diaper, or find toys or a pacifier. At other times encourage her to feed or bathe a doll when you are feeding or bathing the baby. Emphasize how much the baby likes the older sibling. Make comments such as “Look how happy she gets when you play with her,” or “You can always make her laugh.”
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Don’t ask the older siblings to be quiet for the baby. Newborns can sleep fine without the house being perfectly quiet. This request can lead to unnecessary resentment.
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Accept regressive behaviour, such as thumbsucking or clinging, as something your child needs to do temporarily. Do not criticize her.
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When your child behaves aggressively, intervene promptly. Tell her, “We never hurt babies.” Send your child to “time-out” for a few minutes. Don’t spank your child or slap her hand at these times. If you hit her, she will eventually try to do the same to the baby as revenge. For the next few weeks don’t leave the two of them alone.
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If your child is old enough, encourage her to talk about his mixed feelings about the new arrival. Suggest an alternative behaviour: “When you’re upset with the baby, come to me for a big hug.”
We are thrilled to have Bittersweet Photography join the group of terrific sponsors at York Region Parent. Nicole has such a talent with photography and her true passion is to capture those moments that you wish could last forever.
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