Every time we try to anticipate our child's/children's reactions to something, they always surprise us. They just never seem to react in the way we guess they will. Adjusting to Leila's arrival is no exception. Both Raj and I expected Asher to have some serious issues by seeing Leila in his mum's arms and we expected Simi to have no issues at all. Instead, Asher took in the newcomer with open arms and Simi is the one with the adjustment issues.
Yes, it's true: Simi, our sweet, good-natured, easy-going, loving boy has started acting out. He has started to be aggressive to Asher and has been whiny and defiant to us.
Admittedly, Simi's behavior, combined with my sleep-deprived state, has brought out some unsavory parenting skills in me. I'm short-tempered (even worse than normal for me!) and it just makes everyone miserable. I need a change in parenting style to help Simi (and all of us!) adjust better.
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Hello
I'm sure Simi will outgrow this jealousy stage. Having a new member in the family, particularly a baby is hard on most kids; it's even hard on me when we have a baby in our house. But I used to act out of turn when a baby would come and would be the center of attention, but then as I got older I realized that the parent does not favor the baby over anybody else, just that the baby needs more attention.
Take care.
Ana
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