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• Look upon yourpregnancy as an excellent opportunity toreadabout and discuss human sexuality, reproduction, and family life with your child. Sign up online for a weekly in utero developmental information by e-mail at places such as www.babyzone.com.

• Don’t insist that your youngster read straight through every book you supply. Leave books and magazine articles in convenient places for casual (and private) scanning.

• To help your children understand how difficult it is for you to pick up things left on the floor, strap a large stuffed animal or pillow around their waist, and then ask them to help you pick up toys.

• Don’t make your older child dread the baby’s birth by talking a great deal about how much help he or she is going to be.

• Give a special “baby notebook” to a child who would enjoy keeping a journal and designate him or her as the “Baby Reporter.”

• Let your child help you compile a list of people and their phone numbers who he or she can be responsible for calling to announce when the new baby is born.

• Prepare yourself to deal with the fact that your teenager may be embarrassed about the fact that you are pregnant and that there will be an infant in the family. Talk about any other families you know who have “late” babies and point out the fun they have.