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Peuter jaloers op de baby? Hoe ga je hiermee om.
ZwangerschapMar 2, 20173 min read

Toddler jealous of de Baby? How do you deal with this?

It is quite a lot for a toddler or preschooler when a baby suddenly enters the house. Ander small child who suddenly gets all the attention, who overladen becomes with cadeaus en bezoek, die iedewant to holdden and de gets to sit with Mommy all day. It is not surprising that your little one struggles with that. No matter how well you prepared him or her, sometimes that is not enough to prevent feelings of jealousy. So now what? What is the best thing to do?

You can tell that your child doesn't just like having a little brother or sister by things like tantrums or wetting his pants again just when he was in the mood.decorpse was, also only out de want to drink from a bottle just like de baby or wakes up crying at nightden. How do you best deal with that?

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It Snoozzz The play mat for your baby is extra large, 150 x 100 cm. The baby play mat has crinkle sounds.de flaps, teething rings and a detachable baby mirror. This stimulates de sensory development of your child. The play mat is wonderfully soft and can be used from de birth. The play mat is also large enough to play on together.

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Give your toddler positive attention

Try to make sure you don't react angrily to your child's negative behavior. Your oldest is trying de to attract attention, and that can often be negative attention as well. He is used to always getting all the attention and never having to wait, and that is now anders. Vinden his oudeDoes he still love him just as much? Of course, he needs to know that you shouldn't hit a baby, but this often happens out of jealousy or insecurity, so don't dwell on it too long.

Give him positive attention when he has to wait for a moment, for example because you are breastfeeding, by involving him in what is happening. Explain to him what you are doing and that you will be finished soon and will come back to play with him. Or buy a special book that you always read together when you are feeding.deyou are, but only then. That way, that moment becomes a special little moment for him too.

Together with your toddler for de baby care

You can let your oldest help as much as possible with the care of de baby. Ask him for a diaper already or burp cloth for de to pick up the baby and give him a compliment that he can already help you so well, while de baby that can't do yet. How proud he will be! And if he doesn't want to help, that's fine too. Sometimes your little one doesn't always want to, but de being a big brother or sister, but also just sitting comfortably on your lap and cuddling. Or use de Snoozzz baby seat! DeThe beanbag has a special interchangeable top. Let your oldest one enjoy it too. de use baby seat by de to exchange baby top for de includedde chindertop.That also gives your oldest child the feeling that he or she is important!

Quality time together

Occasionally make a conscious effort to do something alone with de oldest do. Arrange a babysitter for de baby and head out together. A day that revolves entirely around him!

Do you notice that de If jealousy does not go away but actually only gets worse, visit a general practitioner to look together at how you can change this behavior.derun. And always watch out when your chinderun be together. Because even though you think de oldest de The youngest is still so sweet; they often don't realize how vulnerable a baby still is.