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Table of Contents

Title Page

Acknowledgments

Introduction

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

When the New Baby Arrives

Preparing Your Pet for a New Baby

Sharing Age-Appropriate Reproductive Information

“The Birds & the Bees” Books

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

Before You Go to the Hospital

Shortly Before the Baby is Due

When You’re in the Hospital

When Your Child Visits You at the Hospital

Coming Home

Gender Baby Blues

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

In the Birthing Room

The Birth Doula and the Second Baby

CHAPTER FOUR - How Can I Keep Our Older Child from Feeling Left Out?

A Gift for the Older Sibling

Within the Family

Teaching How to Hold A Baby

While You’re Feeding the Baby

Nursing

Bottle-Feeding

When Visitors Come

The Shared Room

Childproofing the Shared Room

A Sibling Library

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 3-Year- Old

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

Regression in Young Children

Helping Your Child Handle Anger

“Big Kids” Can Help

Playing With the Baby

Teaching Gentleness

How to Keep Kids Close

CHAPTER SIX - How Can I Help Our Child Handle Special Circumstances?

If You’re Adopting a Baby

If the New Baby is a Half-Sibling

If You’re Having Two (or More)

If Your Baby is Ill or Premature

If You Have a Miscarriage or Your Newborn Dies

CHAPTER SEVEN - And What About Me?

Preparing Yourself for Some Changes in Lifestyle

Before Delivery Details

The Postpartum Doula

Telling Your Boss You’re Pregnant

Preparing to Go Back to Work

Emotional Adjustments

And What About a Third Child?

Index

Practical Books for Today’s Parent by VickiLansky

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