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Three Books for Siblings That Are Not About Siblings

Three Books for Siblings That Are Not About Siblings

Messages for growing children (and their parents)

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Courtney Dern
Dec 11, 2023
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Do you speak directly to the infant? Do you tell her what you’re going to do before you do it? Do you wait for her to respond with her body? Do you talk to her her about the sounds you hear and the smells you smell, thereby considering her experience in the moment?

My number one piece of advice for anyone welcoming a new baby is to treat that baby like a…

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