You don’t need a plan or a script tonight, just a few honest sentences you can say out loud, right when it counts.
“You can love the baby and miss the old days at the same time.”
“There's still a whole lap here just for you.”
“Being a big sibling doesn't mean you stop being my baby too.”
Letting both feelings be true at once, instead of picking one, is what actually settles a new sibling.
In their story, a character gets to love the new baby and miss the old days at the same time, without having to choose one feeling over the other.
It ends with that character choosing, in their own way and their own time, to get a little closer to their new sibling.
Read more: Stories About New Siblings: Helping a Child Through the Transition
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