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We understand from the passage that many children react with some degree of jealousy when there is a new baby----.
The birth of a younger infant whilst an older child is
in the toddler or preschool period is such a normal
event that the proper handling of the situation
should be regarded as an integral part of childcare.
Put in its simplest terms, the problem is one of the
older child being displaced by the new baby as the
centre of attention and focus of his mother's
affection. Such a displacement is inevitable, but its
effects on the older child can either be helpful to his
development (as when he accepts the baby with
pleasure into his family circle and so takes a step
forward from the egotism of babyhood) or harmful
when jealousy predominates over any pleasure in
having a brother or sister and the child becomes
hostile to his mother and more demanding of her
attention, returning to many of the practices of
babyhood which he had outgrown. Thus a child or
three or four may demand to sleep in his old cradle,
to take milk from the bottle or breast, to be
constantly carried, or may restart wetting the bed.
Any or all of these symptoms may appear
transiently in a child who subsequently adapts well
to the new situation, but when they persist they
indicate that the child is receiving less attention and
affection than he needs.