Though my daughter has been excited enough to have a new baby in the family, over the period of days she could see that everything revolves around the baby. The baby always gets the first preference. There are certain rules and regulations to follow around the baby: wash the hands before touching the baby; don't make noise when the baby is sleeping. If baby is crying for food, then everything is dropped and his feeding is taken care of. This is what happens when a baby is around. But for a 3 year old girl, taking all the attention away from her is not something she can digest easily.
Not that she feels any jealousy towards the baby, but she definitely feels that she is getting neglected and being left out. Looking into her eyes, I can tell that. I try explaining her why it is happening. But still it's not something she can understand now. Her behavior started changing. Even in the school, the teachers also noticed it and informed me.
That's when I took a decision that one of us have to spend time with the daughter while the other is attending the baby. We can switch roles every 2 hours or so, but the daughter should not be left out. If we didn't take care of it now, the feelings inside her would start growing and it might transform into something against the baby!
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