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[quote=Anonymous]OP, how consistent is this opinion of hers? My DD is the same age and she will go between "when are you going to have another baby, I want a brother or sister to play with, I'm bored, you should have a baby" to "never have another baby I want to be your only baby and I hate babies" every few months. This age is for trying on ideas and seeing what flies.

If you do have a baby, definitely think about how to involve her and get her excited in her new role as big sister, though. Don't approach it as "well we know you don't want a sibling but you have to figure this out." Approach it as "we know you are going to be a great big sister and we can't wait to see you with your new sibling because this is an exciting time for you." Kids this age often just fear that a new sibling means they will be ignored. But if you do it right, it's a chance for them to get a different kind of positive attention instead. It's an important new role that comes with important new jobs like helping to change or feed the baby, show the baby cool things about the world, etc. [/quote]

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