Helping your preschooler to understand the process involved in having a new sibling can be a difficult task for a parent. Communicating with your preschooler in such a way that she perceives accurately what is happening or going to happen is challenging. Fortunately for parents, there are many books for preschoolers about having a new [...]

Whether or not children are allowed to see their new sibling in the hospital depends on any number of factors. In general, there is no reason that a child would not be allowed to see their new sibling in the hospital. Having said that, there are cases, such as when the new sibling may have [...]

Adoption can be a great blessing to a family. In many cases, an adoption means that a child who may have not had many opportunities in life will suddenly be open to an entire new world, thanks to the kindness of his adoptive family. Still, when there are already children in the family, adoption can [...]

It is rather common for an older child to experience some degree or another of regression after a new sibling is born. The fact of the matter is that having a new sibling can be both a joyful and a traumatic experience all at the same time. In addition, it can be difficult for toddlers [...]

Having a new baby in the home can be a very big disruption to the family. There is often quite a bit of kicking, screaming, crying and whining. Sometimes, even the new baby makes some noise, as well! There are any number of things that can cause your toddler to start acting out since the [...]

It is not uncommon for an older child, especially when that older child is a toddler, to become somewhat aggressive with a new sibling. In some cases, this may just be the sort of aggressive play that the older child typically engages in. In other cases, it may be malicious, and the older child may [...]

The age at which a child becomes fertile can vary greatly from one individual to the next. It is possible, if not common, for a girl to begin menstruating as young as the age of nine or ten, although the twelve to thirteen age range is much more common. Once a girl begins to menstruate, [...]