DD1 (28 months) has taken the arrival of DD2 (3 weeks old) much harder than I expected . She has always thrived on routine, slept well, and been generally happy and cheerful, but is now a bit of a mess, frankly.
She has suddenly stopped napping and is demented with tiredness by bedtime (she did 1.5 - 2 hours every single day up to the new arrival, and is definitely not ready to drop the nap), has started waking in the middle of the night looking for mummy (daddy will not do), and has become generally a cranky, morose little thing with lots of negative language creeping in e.g. 'I can't' 'Leave me alone' 'I don't want to' etc, all of which are brand new phrases for a previously confident, cheerful child. Oh, and she has started biting in nursery .
Thankfully she loves her sister and is very affectionate with her.
Any advice on how can I help her? I know that with lots of love and attention it will improve with time, but things are so difficult for everyone at the moment - thanks in advance!
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How to cheer up a sad 28 month old following arrival of new sibling - and how to get her napping again!
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dependentspouse · 27/05/2015 15:05
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