Help your older child adjust to a new baby by noticing, commenting on, and encouraging positive interaction. Young children are not always as thrilled about a new addition to the family as their parents are. Their feelings are understandably mixed.
Children react to the change in their family in different ways.
Some children are openly hostile toward the baby, some are kind to the baby but hostile toward their mothers, and some breeze through the change without any trouble at all. Although each child's response is unique, all children will benefit from the following tips and tools. A daily play time, alone with either mom or dad, has been shown to be one of the most useful things parents can do to minimize sibling rivalry. Your older child will feel more kindly toward the baby if he knows he has some exclusive time with you reserved. Notice when your child interacts or plays well with the baby and praise him for doing so.