When a child is alone in a family and in fact the first child, he/she actually grabs all the attention and care of the parents and the other members of the family. That child becomes the center of attraction and too much amiable for everyone. The child tends to feel that the love and care he/she is receiving will be the same for ever and that is why when the parents decides to conceive the second child it becomes really crucial to handle the temperament of the first child in the family. That is where the parents have to give a real life test. They actually have to prepare their first child for the arrival of the second and a new member in the home. Initially, it is quite tough for the first child to immediately share his/her space with the new born and here the parents have to handle the child with utmost love and care. They should counsel the child and should clearly prepare his mind that soon there would be a new member coming into the home, parents can raise the child’s interest by convincing him that the newborn would be a ‘new friend’ for him who would play and share things with the child. The child should not feel insecure at all neither he should feel that his parents would be less caring and loving to him after the newborn arrives. It is a matter of time, with which the child naturally settles down with the new born. But it is also the biggest responsibility of the parents to make the first child feel completely secure, emotionally stable and amiable as before.
