A 30-Year-Old Multiparous Woman Has a Boy Who 2½ Is

question 24

Multiple Choice

A 30-year-old multiparous woman has a boy who 2½ is years old and has recently delivered an infant girl.She tells the nurse,"I don't know how I'll ever manage both children when I get home." Which suggestion would assist this new mother in alleviating sibling rivalry?

• A) Tell the older child that he is a big boy now and should love his new sister.
• B) Let the older child stay with his grandparents for the first 6 weeks to allow him to adjust to the newborn.
• C) Ask friends and relatives not to bring gifts to the older sibling because you do not want to spoil him.
• D) Realize that the regression in habits and behaviors in the older child is a typical reaction and that he needs extra love and attention at this time.

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