3 and a half year crying at preschool...?
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it sounds like some sibling rivalry. when a new baby comes along, big brothers and sisters often get jealous because mom and dad are having to spend so much time focused on the baby. at six months, babies are beginning to be more independent, but are still very needy. three year-olds are typically going through a very selfish stage and feel that the world revolves around them. right now, he's just going through a jealous phase. he will soon outgrow the crying at preschool. in the meantime, carve out a period of time every day where you focus only on him. find someone to watch the baby. take your older son to the park or to mcdonald's or just play a game with him at home. make him feel that he is the only other person in the world. talk with him about his feelings about the baby and offer him some positve feedback about the things he's doing right.
Is the six month old hitting some developmental milestones right now and becoming more mobile? (Sitting up or starting to crawl?) I saw *NO* sibling problems with my kids until the baby would hit that sitting up/starting to crawl stage and then the older one would start acting out because the baby was suddenly a "threat" who could get into the older kids stuff!
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