Tags: Child Health and Growth, Parenting
By Marjorie Gorospe
QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA–Your firstborn usually gets all the attention especially during the years that he or she is the only child. But once a sibling joins the family, how to address jealousy becomes a crucial concern.
Thus, it is important that you as parent know how to respond when your kid starts asking questions like ‘Who do you love more?’, particularly when your child reaches the age of 5 to 7, says child psychologist Lillian Ng Gui.
Instead of answering these kinds of questions, Gui explains that parents should slowly introduce the older child to his or her new role.
“Allow them to adjust and understand,” says Gui, adding that it is best that a parent lets the firstborn child be involved in activities like giving milk to a younger sibling.
Parents can give other chores that the older child can handle according to his or her age, as this will help him or her be more responsible towards the younger sibling.
“Different ‘bonding time’ with each child is advisable as it makes a child to feel important and not just one of the bunch,” Gui also suggests. Constant hugging and communication, words of affirmation and continuing the activities you do with the older child also help a lot.
But in case your child still shows tantrums, Gui suggests these five short tips for parents:
Tip 1: Find the root cause of your kid’s tantrum.
Tip 2: Completely ignore your child.
Tip 3: Be calm when dealing with kids tantrums.
Tip 4: Do not give in to kid’s tantrums.
Tip 5: Get your kid out of there or change his or her focus of attention.
Dr. Lillian Ng Gui is available for consultation at the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Disassociation. For inquiries, call their landline at 9212683/2170078 or via mobile at (0917)8910100.
(This story also appears on Yahoo! Fit To Post)
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