Do you think sitting down with him somewhere special (ice cream?) without his sister around and telling him how happy you are that he's the age he is would help?
That's more or less what I did in the 15 minutes I had before I left for work this morning (sans ice cream). It didn't seem to help much.
When I left, he was asking to watch videos of him when he was a baby. (Actually, he wanted a video of Baby Dylan *with* Baby Aeryn, which I tried to explain was impossible, but I don't think he believed me.) It's the preschool equivalent of "I Wish I Could Go Back To College."
Pfft. You're a video editor. Of course it's possible.
Jeff Conaway is in a coma.
My head hurts. Can I have a hall pass for life?
We had a LOT of looking at pictures of Casper when she was a baby, and even "playing baby," that first year. They both seem kinda silly, but both really helped a lot with those feelings. It's hard to be big.
The Jeff Conaway thing makes me stupidly sad. Between
Grease
and
Taxi,
he was a huge favorite of mine when I was younger.
Jess, I don't remember Ben or Jake going through that, but they were both older than Dylan when younger sibs showed up. I'd say encourage him to pretend sometimes, when you have time to play with him, and see if the extra cuddles help.
Jessica, Liv went through this stage BIG TIME--acting like a baby, talking like a baby and wanting a bottle and binky again. Sometimes, you just need to cuddle them and reassure them that they are YOUR baby, no matter how big they get. I'd go along with her playacting once in a while and then she'd tire of it and want to be a big girl again.
By the way, I may be writing a column about this if you don't mind!
By the way, I may be writing a column about this if you don't mind!
Of course I don't mind! Can't wait to read it.
Thanks, everyone. It really is terribly unfair being a big kid - if he kicks Aeryn, he gets a talking to. If Aeryn kicks him, he gets hold not to put his face near her feet. I'd be mad too!!
Our friend's 3-year old refused to walk for several weeks after they brought their new baby home last year. I don't know anything specific the parents did got him to stop, maybe they just waited it out? Anyway, it got to the point where his pre-school was saying they couldn't take him if he kept refusing to walk. I know it was all hugely stressful for the parents and then it was over and he was back to his previous normal. KIDS! sheesh.
