Well the Green Eyed monster has finally reared his ugly head. My oldest is 6. When Travis was born, (She was almost 5 at the time)we did not go into detail that he had DS. He did not have any major medical problems at birth, so we treated him like a typical baby. At the time, I felt like Allison was too young to really comprehend his diagnosis, and we really wanted her just to know and love her brother for the person that he is.
Now she is 6, and in Kindergarden, and mature for her age. She is a thinker and asks a lot of questions. In the last few weeks, every day when I pick her up, she has started whining a bit that Travis gets more attention than her. I've talked to her about Travis, and told her in simple terms that he has DS, and so we have his "teachers" ( Her term for his ECI folks) that come over to help him learn things. I understand that she has been an only child for the first four years of her life, and a new baby is a change for any family. We have tried to keep things that are "hers" from changing - she goes to Tumble, and has T-ball. We have times that are just me and her, or Dad takes her out or does things with her. I'm just getting frustrated with her bringing this up every day. Any ideas?
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Vicki- Mom to
Allison - 6 years old
Travis (DS) - 19 months
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03-07-2006 03:58 PM
