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I'm Going to Be a Big Sister!
MP3 is available as downloadable content. Link included in the book. Best-selling children's book to help prepare for the arrival of a new baby sibling This colorful tale is designed to help prepare the soon-to-be older sister for the arrival of a new baby. This book gives parents the language needed to speak to their daughter in a way that is supportive, complimentary, and caring. In this story, Amanda learns about preparing for the new baby's arrival, and what it truly means to be a big sister. Amanda is excited when she finds out that being a big sister is going to be one of the most important roles in her life! A perfect gift for those who care about creating healthy sibling and family relationships. Along with Amanda, your daughter will learn what it means to be a big Included is a handy tip sheet with succinctly detailed suggestions for supporting the older child, as well as a download link for the upbeat and catchy tune, "Watch Me Baby, Watch Your Sister," which emphasizes the special bond between sisters and their new baby siblings.
33 pages, Hardcover
First published March 15, 2006
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Brenda Bercun
5 booksBrenda's Story...
Coming from a less than ideal sibling relationship helped me see the importance of parental involvement in promoting better sibling relationships.
I did not have the kind of sibling relationship I longed for.
I have come to believe that when I was born into the family my sibling experienced displacement. This was an emotional trauma which affected our relationship. My parents were loving and did the best they could to support us but unfortunately they really didn't have the tools to deal with the situation.
As life would have it, I was dealt a similar situation as a parent. My son also experienced displacement after the birth of my daughter. Having a similar experience in my own childhood, I tried my very best to be there for my son as well as my daughter. I became a rubber ball bouncing from child to child giving them every ounce of myself in order to decrease the negative impact on my son. I truly wanted my children to be close and have the kind of sibling relationship that I had longed for. It was obvious that my daughter adored her brother. It was also obvious that my son tolerated his sister at best.
During the early years of parenting I discovered something that changed the course of my children's budding relationship. I discovered that I was missing an important link. This link helped me see the importance of parental involvement in promoting better sibling relationships. The link was to promote the relationship between them instead of my being everything to each of them. I started celebrating them as brother and sister. I pointed out to my son that his sister loved and adored him; that she was watching and learning from him; that he was very special to her and how lucky she was to have him. When she would copy him I would point it out to him. He was her teacher. Her achievements were in part due to what she was learning from him. Celebrating her meant also celebrating him.
When I saw the positive effects of this approach, I brought this teaching into my professional practice. I successfully began to do interactive play with parents and their toddlers who were about to become siblings. The object was to help the family understand the older sibling's very important role in the family and set a positive foundation.
These books were written with accompanying children's songs (MP3's), in response to my work in supporting families as they grow and change. The relationships between siblings are as rich as the individuals. Some sibling relationships develop well on their own. Others need to be guided and molded. Children need to know and feel that they are contributors to each other and the family. Celebrating children's accomplishments is a part of celebrating the family. My hope and intention is for families to use this book as a vehicle to promote strong sibling and family relationships while minimizing the negative effects of sibling rivalry. My children's books, and children's songs make wonderful gifts for children and a parental guide for birth parents.
Dedicated to creating healthy, functioning families
Brenda Bercun, PNP, CNS, MSN has over 30 years of extensive professional experience as a pediatric nurse, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Child and Family Mental Health, working with parents and children in various healthcare settings. She has 25 years of experience as a mom.
In addition to being a children’s book author, creating healthy, functioning families of all types is Brenda’s professional mission. She understands and supports the principle that healthy families create healthy communities and societies.
Coming from a less than ideal sibling relationship helped me see the importance of parental involvement in promoting better sibling relationships.
I did not have the kind of sibling relationship I longed for.
I have come to believe that when I was born into the family my sibling experienced displacement. This was an emotional trauma which affected our relationship. My parents were loving and did the best they could to support us but unfortunately they really didn't have the tools to deal with the situation.
As life would have it, I was dealt a similar situation as a parent. My son also experienced displacement after the birth of my daughter. Having a similar experience in my own childhood, I tried my very best to be there for my son as well as my daughter. I became a rubber ball bouncing from child to child giving them every ounce of myself in order to decrease the negative impact on my son. I truly wanted my children to be close and have the kind of sibling relationship that I had longed for. It was obvious that my daughter adored her brother. It was also obvious that my son tolerated his sister at best.
During the early years of parenting I discovered something that changed the course of my children's budding relationship. I discovered that I was missing an important link. This link helped me see the importance of parental involvement in promoting better sibling relationships. The link was to promote the relationship between them instead of my being everything to each of them. I started celebrating them as brother and sister. I pointed out to my son that his sister loved and adored him; that she was watching and learning from him; that he was very special to her and how lucky she was to have him. When she would copy him I would point it out to him. He was her teacher. Her achievements were in part due to what she was learning from him. Celebrating her meant also celebrating him.
When I saw the positive effects of this approach, I brought this teaching into my professional practice. I successfully began to do interactive play with parents and their toddlers who were about to become siblings. The object was to help the family understand the older sibling's very important role in the family and set a positive foundation.
These books were written with accompanying children's songs (MP3's), in response to my work in supporting families as they grow and change. The relationships between siblings are as rich as the individuals. Some sibling relationships develop well on their own. Others need to be guided and molded. Children need to know and feel that they are contributors to each other and the family. Celebrating children's accomplishments is a part of celebrating the family. My hope and intention is for families to use this book as a vehicle to promote strong sibling and family relationships while minimizing the negative effects of sibling rivalry. My children's books, and children's songs make wonderful gifts for children and a parental guide for birth parents.
Dedicated to creating healthy, functioning families
Brenda Bercun, PNP, CNS, MSN has over 30 years of extensive professional experience as a pediatric nurse, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Child and Family Mental Health, working with parents and children in various healthcare settings. She has 25 years of experience as a mom.
In addition to being a children’s book author, creating healthy, functioning families of all types is Brenda’s professional mission. She understands and supports the principle that healthy families create healthy communities and societies.
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February 2, 2017
This is less of a story and more of a how-to manual for introducing the idea of a new baby to the older sibling. There is a lot of good information here, and it might help kids who also have a lot of questions about the process of getting a baby. I liked that they didn't shy away from explaining birth. However, it did bug me that they gave a name to the uterus and birth canal, but ended it with "At the end there is an opening for the baby to leave Mommy's body." The "opening" is a vagina. Just say it. It's the medically correct term. If your kid can hear the word uterus, then they can hear the word vagina.
April 12, 2009
This book was kind of cute and probably benefits a girl older than mine. I thought the book was a little too specific about events and I thought it might bring out extra concerns my little one wouldn't have thought of. I did like some of the dialogue and the pictures were cute. Overall, I preferred Baby On the Way, by Sears. However, my 2.5 yr old girl did like this book and has been requesting it. Also the CD it came with was cute and she liked that too.
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