My brother was born when I was two years old and I clearly remember meeting him for the first time. I was quite taken aback at becoming a big sister and didn’t fully understand the implications. In fact, I told my parents that he shouldn’t come home with us when they put him in the car.
Since becoming a childcare practitioner, I’ve observed a wide range of reactions from children as they become older siblings. This can affect the whole family and even the nursery that the child attends. My experiences inspired me to write a dissertation for my early childhood studies degree on the approaches practitioners and parents put into place to help and support young children through the transition into siblinghood.
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