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Table of Contents
SOME THINGS DON’T MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL
CHAPTER ONE - How Can I Best Prepare Our Child for the Birth of a New Baby?
When to Share Your Great News With Your Child
Preparing Your Child for Life With a New Baby
Promoting Self-esteem for the New Big Brother or Sister
Other Ways to Help Prepare Your Child for the Baby’s Birth
Preparing a 1-Year-Old Child for a New Baby
Preparing Your Older Child or Teenager
Preparing Your Pet for a New Baby
Sharing Age-Appropriate Reproductive Information
CHAPTER TWO - How Can I Help Our Child Adjust to My Absence While I’m in the Hospital?
Preparing Your Child for Your Hospital Stay
Shortly Before the Baby is Due
When Your Child Visits You at the Hospital
CHAPTER THREE - What If We Want Our Child to Be Present at the Birth of the Baby?
Preparing a Child to be Present at the Birth
The Birth Doula and the Second Baby
CHAPTER FOUR - How Can I Keep Our Older Child from Feeling Left Out?
CHAPTER FIVE - How can I Get Our Jealous Older Child to Accept (or even like!) ...
Jealousy in a Child 2 or Under
Jealousy in a 4- or 5-Year-Old
Jealousy in School-Age Children
Jealousy in Preteens and Teens
Helping Children Handle Their Feelings of Jealousy
Second-Stage Jealousy: When the Baby Becomes Mobile
