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<p style="">Of course, being the only child in the family, when one day a younger sibling joins as a new member, having to share everything—whether it’s love, attention from everyone in the family, or their own toys—parents may face the challenging problem of “older sibling jealousy.” Here are ways to handle it from an expert doctor.</p>
<h2 style=" color: #008080;">Parents, watch closely for these signs&#8230; this is “older sibling jealousy”</h2>
<p style="">If the older child has emotional or behavioral problems with increased attention-seeking behaviors, shows regressive behaviors such as returning to bottle-feeding after having stopped, or bedwetting after having gained control, parents may suspect that it is due to the older child starting to feel jealous of the younger sibling.</p>
<h2 style=" color: #008080;">How should parents prepare and cope when expecting a younger sibling?</h2>
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<li style="">Find an opportunity to talk to the older child in advance. Ask for their opinion about having a new sibling join the family. You may discuss the benefits of having a younger sibling, such as the older child having a playmate and being able to take care of each other as they grow up.</li>
<li style="">When the child has a chance to meet a baby, explain to the older child that when they were born, they were also small like the baby. The younger sibling is the same, small and unable to speak or take care of themselves yet. Invite the older child to help take care of the younger sibling.</li>
<li style="">Reassure the older child that even though the family will have a new member, mom and dad still love and care for them just the same.</li>
<li style="">Let the older child participate in preparing to welcome the new baby by inviting them to shop for baby items together or help choose the older child’s unused items to pass on to the baby.</li>
<li style="">After the baby is born, talk to the older child about why mom and dad need to help take care of the baby because the baby is still small and cannot take care of themselves. Explain that when the older child was a baby, mom and dad took care of them the same way. Praise the older child when they can help themselves or lighten the parents’ burden.</li>
<li style="">Give the older child opportunities to participate in caring for the baby, such as helping to pick up the bottle or prepare diapers, and praise them for helping take care of the baby.</li>
<li style="">Allow the older child to express love to the baby, such as hugging, kissing, or soothing the baby to sleep.</li>
<li style="">When visitors come to see the baby, they should bring small gifts for the older child and spend time talking and playing with them as well.</li>
<li style="">Continue doing activities that you used to do with the older child before the new sibling arrived, if possible, and find time to do activities with the older child alone without the baby.</li>
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<p align="right" style=""><a href="https://www.phyathai.com/doctor_detail/20103421/">Dr. Nicha Limtrakul</a><br />
  Pediatrician specializing in behavior and development <br />
  Child Health Center, Phyathai 2 Hospital, Tel. 02 617-2444 ext. 3219-3220</p>


When a new sibling joins the family, the eldest child who used to be number one, the only child or grandchild in the family, must become the older sibling and share the love and care from family members. Older siblings feeling jealous of younger siblings is therefore a problem.

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