Toddler not adjusting to new sibling
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I have a 17m age gap and the first two weeks were fine with my partner on pat leave. First week without him was absolute hell. Lots of lashing out from the toddler because of course now there’s one adult to two babies. I’ve found that getting the toddler involved helps a lot. She even helps me wipe him during nappy changes now. I’ve said the word ‘gently’ so many times she now says it back to me and often tells the baby to ‘shh’ lol. It will just take time, it’s all still so new to them and us! X
We've had a few instances where our three year old wants help doing something and he'll say to me "no not you, I want Dad" or he's shut the door on me 😅 but I'm hoping we'll see some improvement from this week as my husband is back at work and he'll have no choice but to accept my help x
Following as starting to experience this! 5 days pp and have a 2 year old.
We’re going through similar. He’s a little bit obsessed with his sister which is nice but it means he won’t leave her alone and gets stressed when she cries. He gets annoyed with us when we tell him to be gentle. We’re just ensuring we give him enough positive attention and praise. Our health visitor recommended a sticker reward chart. He gets stickers for washing his hands, cleaning his teeth etc then a small toy for a reward. We do this weekly. But yes I think it will just take time x