Preschooler wants her younger sis to play with her the way she wants
laliseth posted on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 11:30
My elder daughter is 3 years old and my younger one is 14 months old. Now the elder one wants that her sis should be playing with her the way she wants. Infact she starts tickling her and what not and the younger one get irritated and starts screaming.
When I interrupt the elder one becomes sad and does feel neglected. What should I do?
Let her play with the baby but give her instructions what is right and wrong. Let her know that it could be harmful for the baby and I am sure she would not like to hurt her baby sis.
In the beginning kids think that as a baby sibling they are getting a live toy
. I had a similar experience with m sons. My elder son wanted to play with his baby bro the way he wanted. He tried to twist and turn and what not. He in fact said that his bro has come so that he can play with him.
After a lot of sessions and telling him how to handle his baby bro and how he can play with him with care. I am sure your daughter will understand.
Just give it a thought don't we elders play with a baby the way we want. Remember pulling a baby's cheeks... I am sure each one of us has done it one time or another. So, same applies with a child. He/She also wants to play with the baby its just that he does not know the extent. We need to tell the child and am sure he/she will make sure his/her sibling is doing well.