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Jonah11 · 09/04/2020 15:17

I have a 5 Yo boy and a 6 month old boy. My eldest has no interest in his younger brother at all.
When he was first born there were signs of aggression, which we addressed and he is much better now. However, the lack of interest does cause myself and Fiance concern. He would much rather play by himself in his room than be included in playtime with us and baby. He then says he feels lonely in his room. We try and include him as much as possible but he chooses not to participate.
Has anyone else had similar experiences? My Fiance and myself both have siblings and are close to them all, so we worry that when they are older they will have no bond or friendship.

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 09/04/2020 19:39

I think you might be expecting a little too much too soon. I have a 5.5 year gap with my sibling and it took a long tome for us to become close.

Try to play with him as much as possible, the baby can take a bit of a back seat Smile

BuildTheBobber · 09/04/2020 21:20

Babies are boring - give it time. Mine are closer in age, but my eldest is only just really starting to care about my youngest now he's becoming more of a viable playmate (8.5 months), but the baby is still pretty boring to him on the whole.

soundsystem · 12/04/2020 21:35

It sounds a bit like you and your fiancé are playing with the baby and expecting him to join in, but babies aren't very interesting to five year olds generally, as they can't really play!

Can't you shift the focus to playing with your 5-year-old/doing something he wants to do with the baby nearby?

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