I am a little worried about Zoe.... and I really hope Levi or Christi don't read this, although, I have voiced these concerns to her.
Before Travace was born, Zoe was learning at an amazing rate, picking up new words almost daily, starting to put sentences together, she grasped the whole potty training thing in just a few days and was asking to go to the potty almost every time. She knew her body parts and was even beginning to pick up on letters and colors.
Since Travace arrived she has all but stopped talking. She refuses to go to the potty. She and I still color and draw and do "school" stuff but she refuses to respond to what I am teaching her. She won't repeat words in the books we read and hardly ever wants me to read to her anymore.
Mainly she just wants to sit and stare at the television. Sometimes I let her, mostly I don't feel like it is my place to make her do otherwise.
I know it is normal for an older sibling to regress to babyish behavior when a new baby arrives, but, I fear that this behavior is not normal.
Have any of you done in reading in this area or have any experience you could share?
2 comments:
It does sound like she is having a kind of 'revert to baby' reaction to the new baby. Since he's a baby and gets so much attention now, perhaps in her little mind she's going to get more attention if she stays a baby too.
I don't agree with it 'not being your place' to do one thing or another when Zoe is staying with you. You love her and want her to learn and grow.
This article talks about regression.
http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/newbaby.htm
I'm sending you an email on FB. Love ya, girl.
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