Jealousy is a natural feeling in siblings:the arrival of another child is often experienced as a threat to the eldest, who fears losing the love of his parents . It is a source of tension and, if not taken into consideration, can undermine self-confidence.
Contents 1 Finding your place among the siblings 2 Parents' blog review:“My eldest is jealous” 3 Where to buy the book:My eldest and Jaloux by Nina BatailleWith the arrival of Thomas, it was very hard for Ethan...I remember when I came back from the maternity ward, he was intrigued by this little baby...We felt anger, jealousy in him, he didn't want to touch him, give him a kiss… He was very distant and cold. And in all of this, he was behaving aggressively when he never was…
The first months were really complicated…and even to this day, you still feel jealousy towards your little brother…Why am I talking to you about all this, because I have just finished:“My eldest is jealous” by Nina Bataille . I think many parents will recognize themselves in this book!
As parents, you can help your child quell jealousy and feel good about being an elder. This book allowed me to see things differently, it's really not bad!
The book is really easy and simple to read. It is part of a collection that I discovered at the same time as this book, The Keys to Positive Education.
And as much to tell you that after reading this one, the other titles of the collection interest me a lot! I don't have the opportunity to read books too much, but 78 pages are fine! These books suit me perfectly, when I see cobblestones, it makes me run away...
In "My eldest is jealous", Nina Bataille is a certified coach and speaker, specializing in parenting, author of Brother and Sister, from rivalry to complicity you will discover:
• how to ease tensions and defuse conflicts :practice empathic listening,
invite your child to find solutions to get out of an argument...
• practical advice to value your senior and reassure him of your unconditional love:spend time with him, identify with him his qualities and talents, entrust him with responsibilities...
• fun activities to learn to live together :establish a table of tasks, play collaborative games with the family…
Here, the subject concerns the relationship between brothers/sisters with the arrival of a new child which can be a source of frustration and jealousy.
I read more and more books on education, on children, on parenthood because raising children is not that easy!!
I really like how the book is presented (theory, explanation and exercises, illustrations, etc.), it is very pleasant to read. No nonsense, straight to the point? The proposed exercises make us think about how to help him in a situation of conflict, jealousy or other. Ethan is still young but we try to exchange as much as possible with him and make him take a step back in situations. We're trying to turn rivalry into complicity!
Finally, note the small bibliography at the end of the very nice book with references for children, quite varied,
