Baby On The Way

Description

Prepare to be a big brother or sister

This story helps you and your child prepare for the arrival of a new baby with practical language, ideas, and strategies from child development experts.

For the child

Prepare your child for a new babys arrival by including them in the process, helping them understand whats going to happen, and learning coping strategies to get through challenges.

The story follows the main character, Perry, who is helped by his best friend and family to discover the highs and lows of what it means to become a big sibling.

For the grown-ups

Relieve your worries about introducing a new baby to your child with expert advice at the back of the book helping you through this big milestone in your childs life.

Key points

• Its all about preparation, predictability and feeling engaged in the journey.
• talk about the family having the baby, not just the parents.
• keeping to normal routines helps kids feel secure through times of change.
• Big emotions are a childs way of telling you theyre overwhelmed.

Created by Hannah Davison, Flicka Williams and Marco Palmieri

Pages: 16

Softcover

• A tough, matt laminated softcover with thick, child-friendly pages

Recommended for ages 2-7 years

CB:JC03/25