How to Stop Sibling Rivalry

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Begin the bonding process between siblings well before the birth of a new sibling.

   Talk about all the good things that will come from having a new baby in the family.
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   Step 2: Discuss the responsibilities that older siblings can share with the new baby.

   Explain to siblings the way that bonding occurs and how they can help make the new baby love and trust them. ,, Show them pictures of the ultrasound and how a baby looks in a mother’s belly. , Explain to them that right now their baby is growing hair while inside mommy’s tummy and how the baby can suck his thumb now.
   
   You want to make the baby as much of a reality as possible. , Talk a bit about their behavior as newborns.
   
   This will help them relate to what to expect from a newborn.
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   Step 3: Pump up the idea of the new baby looking up to his older siblings as role models and talk about how siblings can help set good examples for the baby to follow.

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   Step 4: Help siblings bond with the new baby by allowing them to feel the baby moving inside of mom’s tummy.

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   Step 5: Update siblings on the growth that is occurring to baby while in the belly.

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   Step 6: Go through newborn pictures of the siblings and point out how they looked when they were a baby.

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