Jan
09
Parents who choose to space children more than three years apart can find many benefits. By the age of 4 or 5, a child is really ready to participate in the care of a new baby. She can feel the baby belongs to her. She can lean to feed, to rock, to hold, to comfort and to play with the new baby. Once she recovers from the initial disappointment that the new baby isn't her own age and her equal in the games she's planned, she can begin to participate with her parents in the game of learning about a ney baby and watching the baby achieve each new developmental step.