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Childhood Baby Blues

The Effects of a New Baby on Bedwetting

By Carma Haley Shoemaker

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Coleman explains that children, even 10- to 12-year-olds, will regress when a new baby is added to the family, and telling a child to act his age is inappropriate.

"Since regression is normal, your child is acting his age," he says. "He believes that if you act younger, you get more love and attention, and if you act your age, you get less. Again, empathize with your child and then find ways to reward him for age-appropriate behavior."

Jealousy or frustration over a new baby is not fatal. However, it can seem like the worst situation ever to a child who feels replaced, left out or less loved. As a result of this frustration, behaviors can change – and not always for the better. With a little love, patience and understanding, even those problems that seem to be the worst can be minimized. "A child needs to know that they are still an important part of the family," Coleman says. "Parents can do this by involving the older siblings from the beginning of the pregnancy and keeping the involvement at a high level even after the baby comes home."

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