The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Siblings by Linda Sonna

This time offers parents the chance to experience the warmth of a spontaneous kiss, the comfort of a consoling hug, and the reassurance of knowing they are special, important, and oh-so needed.

Getting a bite of egg from plate to mouth with a fork. These two short years offer parents the chance to revel in their child's long string of victories: Building a block tower and sending it crashing to the floor. To again delight in the mystery and beauty of butterflies, earthworms, and dandelions. To revisit the wondrous lands of Itsy Bitsy spiders, London Bridge, and Winnie the Pooh. To marvel at fingers and toes turning to prunes in a bathtub. These are the years to relive the thrill of leaves blowing in the wind. Parents can re-experience the miracle of life in all of its fascinating manifestations. Toddlers' enthusiasm as they discover the world is infectious. While each stage of childhood contains special joys, the intensity of the toddler years offers more emotional highs than any other stage, if parents can open their hearts to the blessings of the many precious moments. Even though an hour spent coping with a cranky toddler can seem like a year, the opposite is also true: those twenty-four months from ages one through three pass in the blink of an eye.

A hands-on primer for any parent with two or more children, The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Siblings helps you help your children build strong bonds that will last a lifetime.If many parents find the toddler years the most challenging, they also agree that nothing is quite as gratifying as being present through this special stage. Find out how to: get to the bottom of disputes manage the teen years provide your children with a positive role model avoid playing favorites embrace step-children, adopted, and special needs siblings and more. Expert author Linda Sonna, Ph.D., offers you practical advice for bringing up trustworthy, dependable, cooperative children who view their siblings as equals, rather than competitors.

With this unique handbook, you'll learn how sibling relationships develop over time, the factors that affect these relationships for better or for worse, and how to resolve the issues that provoke conflict. If you're one of the many parents desperate for peace in your household, look no further than The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Siblings.

The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Siblings by Linda Sonna