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[quote=Anonymous]I have a 3 yo girl and a 7 year old boy.  So far, it was been wonderful.  I recognize that this could change on a dime, but so far it has worked out well.

When she was born, DS was already old enough that he was in preschool, fully potty trained and fairly independent with most things - eating/dressing.  That made the first year so much easier.  There was a little jealousy at first, on and off, but nothing unmanageable.

When DD went through her terrible twos, DS handled the tantrums quite well.  Like the other poster mentioned.  Not too much frustration.  Mostly laughing at how silly she was being!

Like the other PP, we mostly plan things based on the older DS.  But, if there's something going on for DD, we make sure that DS needs to attend and support his sister (if warranted).

DS is old enough that he's never been threatened by DD's successes, which I think is key.  He's pretty inherently competitive, but he knows he stronger/faster/smarter (relatively?) than her.  So, he's extremely supportive and gets so proud if he thinks he's taught her something.

She loves it when he gets home from school and he likes to hear about her day.

They have never shared a room.

We're huge on respecting each other.  DD can't get away with stuff just because she's younger, and DS can't get away with torturing his sister because she's smaller.  Anything like that gets punished pretty hard.

Of course, they have sibling squabbles, but on the whole, we've been pretty surprised that they've developed as close a bond as they have.  I am keeping my fingers crossed that it continues.  [/quote]

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