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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't want to scare you, but I had this age gap (26 months) and it was rough.  My toddler didn't have much of an opinion on the baby, seemed neutral to positive about him.  But looking back it was clear the adjustment was HARD.  I expected her to hate the baby or something obvious, but it wasn't like that.

Just try to remember that your 2 year old is still very very small.  And is not capable of understanding or expression the tough emotions that come with adding a new sibling.  I felt like my sweet toddler went off the rails into crazy toddler defiance about everything.  Maybe she would have anyhow, I don't know.

So my advice would be, read No Bad Kids NOW.  I wish I'd read it before my toddler lost her mind so that I could have helped her a bit more.

In the long run, this time feels short now bc mine are 6 and 8 and it's terrific.  But oof those years of 2 little kids was hard.  [/quote]

OP here. Thanks for all your suggestions and for this PP's reality check. I'll check out No Bad Kids but if there are other books worth reading for managing the transition (or children's books to introduce the idea of a sibling) that would be great. [/quote]

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