Celebrate! My Growing Family
MVP Kids equips parents, teachers, and caregivers to be the best mentor in their children's lives. These resources correspond to our books and can help you dig deeper into the topics your child needs help with the most.
The following resources offer a variety of ideas for helping new siblings adjust to a new baby.
https://childmind.org/article/preparing-child-new-sibling/
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/helping-kids-adjust-to-a-new-baby/
https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/how-to-help-children-adjust-to-the-arrival-of-new-sibling-0728154
Parents.com offers excellent tips for helping your older child adjust to a new baby according to the older child’s developmental stage.
https://www.parents.com/parenting/better-parenting/positive/big-sibling-blues/
Help new big siblings understand how their new baby brother or sister will grow within the first year with this video made just for kids!
https://az.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/evscps.sci.life.lookat/look-at-me-now/
Whether at an airport, in a hospital room, or following a home birth, big kids get to meet their new sibling for the first time only once. Here are some tips for making that moment special.
https://www.whattoexpect.com/family/changes-and-milestones/tips-introduce-child-new-baby/
Growing the bond between adoptive siblings is different than adding a baby through birth. Check out these tips to help your children bond to a new adopted sibling.
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/adoption-when-siblings-are-strangers/
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/pro-life/growing-pains-in-adoptive-families/
If you are experiencing post-partum depression or anxiety, there is help! You don’t have to carry these feelings alone or feel shame about your role as a parent. Reach out to these resources for your own support during this stressful time. The crisis hotline for post-partum depression is 1-800-PPD-MOMS.
https://www.womenshealth.gov/mental-health/mental-health-conditions/postpartum-depression
Post-adoption depression is just as real as post-partum depression and may be experienced at any point during the foster care or adoption journey by parents and siblings. Talk to your adoption agency about support groups where you can feel validated and receive help in building up your support system.
https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/adoption/adopt-parenting/depression/