Any Tips On Helping Little Sis Cope?
Lounge By mistiek2006 Updated 25 Jul 2006 , 1:58pm by vickymacd
My oldest is about to go away for a week to girlscout summer camp. My little one is going to have a hard time letting "sissy" go away. I don't want a sad baby all week any ideas on how to make it easier for little "crissy". I've racked my brain and can't come up with anything that works. Everything I've tried, except letting Cristin talk to Catharine on the phone, has been a failure when Catharine goes to Grandmas for the weekend. Campers are not allowed to use the phone except for emergencies. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
My son (14) went away for week with school recently and my daughter (4) who adores him, missed him terribly. I found it helped to keep her busy with special trips with mommy (to the park, to the mall - and other things she enjoys), and just to give her a little more undivided attention - it went OK, and I think it made her brother coming home even more special! Good luck, I know this is a hard one!
This is a hard one. My little one hates it when her older sister goes away, even for a day. I do special thing with her. Let her make a big card for sister to say welcome home. Watch dvd's with her. Take her to the mall. Read a book to her, bake cupcakes. Make it a special mommy and daughter time.
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Get a few inexpensive things to keep her busy. Wrap it and give it to her as presents from the older one.
As you can see from my av. my little one loves her older sister lots. I'm dreading the nonstop question "Where sissy go?". We always do things just us so that's not a big issue. My main problem is the 2 girls share a room and Cristin usually won't go to sleep unless Catharine is there too.
When my son goes somewhere without his little sister, she carries a little brag book full of pictures of him. That way she can "talk to him" and "show him" everything she does that day. It seems to make her happy that she gets to show off and he can't talk over her.
My oldest is about to go away for a week to girlscout summer camp. My little one is going to have a hard time letting "sissy" go away. I don't want a sad baby all week any ideas on how to make it easier for little "crissy". I've racked my brain and can't come up with anything that works. Everything I've tried, except letting Cristin talk to Catharine on the phone, has been a failure when Catharine goes to Grandmas for the weekend. Campers are not allowed to use the phone except for emergencies. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
My kids are mostly all grown, but the one that was leaving always left the younger one with something of theirs to 'hang onto till I come back'. This may have been a 'job' for them to take care of, or a special toy to watch while they were gone. Then the one gone would try and either call or write to see how it was going. I have 7 kids and this always worked for us!
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