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Summary: Perfect for young children!
Review: Great book with lots of info, but it's written more for ages 4 & up even though it says it's for 2 & up. The terminology is that which most 2 & 3 year-olds will not understand even if it's explained to them. And the "How did the baby get in Mommy's tummy?" section is one I've skipped over when reading the book to my son. A little too much intimate detail for a 2yo to comprehend. Overall, an excellent book, but keep in mind that there are a couple sections you'll probably skip if your soon-to-be older sibling is under 4.
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Summary: Excellent book, but more for older children (4 & up)
Review: Great book with lots of info, but it's written more for ages 4 & up even though it says it's for 2 & up. The terminology is that which most 2 & 3 year-olds will not understand even if it's explained to them. And the "How did the baby get in Mommy's tummy?" section is one I've skipped over when reading the book to my son. A little too much intimate detail for a 2yo to comprehend. Overall, an excellent book, but keep in mind that there are a couple sections you'll probably skip if your soon-to-be older sibling is under 4.
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Summary: Perfect for young children!
Review: I got this book for my 4 year old daughter and soon-to-be-big sister. She had many questions like, "How did the baby get in there?" and "How will the baby get out?" that I wasn't sure how to answer. I wanted to be honest AND age-appropriate, but felt a little overwhelmed. This book asnwers these questions and many more in simple words for kids to understand. I'd suggest this book for anyone with a preschool aged child who is about to have a new sibling. My daughter also enjoys the activities suggested with each question. This book has made it much easier for me to discuss many aspects of childbirth with her.
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Summary: The best book I have gotten for my older child....
Review: I got this book for my daughter last spring, when I was pregnant with her sister. The book is wonderful. It answers kids' questions in a way that they can understand. My daughter was 3 1/2 at the time and the book was a favorite -- it satisfied her curiosity in a more "grown-up way" than most other sibling stories, but without giving too much information. I have found that many books just treat the pregnancy as a very vague and "untouchable" topic for kids. This brings it home in a sensitive and caring way.The questions asked (Where is the baby? How did the baby get in there? How can a baby fit inside Mommy? What makes the baby grow & how can I help? How does the baby eat? Can the baby see and hear me? What does the baby do all day? Why doesn't Mommy feel well sometimes? Why does Mommy go to the doctor so much? When will the baby come out? & How does it come out?) cover most aspects of pregnancy. The "How did the baby get in there?" section does use correct terms (sperm and ovum) but does not get too "graphic" -- it explains conception as pieces of a puzzle fitting together. The book also uses terms like umbilical cord and birth canal, but in a way that is not intimidating to kids. The book gives a good overview and makes the sibling feel connected and part of the process (each section refers to something they can do to help out or experiment to help them feel what the baby may be feeling). I would have loved if the book had covered what happened once the baby came home -- but I see now that topic is a whole new book! I highly recommend this book! Enjoy it with your soon-to-be big brother/sister! It can promote a lot of discussion & create some special moments together before the baby comes -- it did for us!
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Summary: Answers Kids Questions!
Review: I'm not a big fan of What To Expect When Your Expecting books but I wanted a way to explain to my 20 month twins that we're having a new baby in a month. This book goes into details such as "How did the baby get inside Mommy?" and "When will the baby be born?" It uses anatomically correct terms such as sperm, ovum, and vagina, which was more detail than I would have gone into. I was looking for a book that would explain what would happen in the house after the baby was born, and this book stops once the baby is born. It does not cover any of the post-birth issues such as how a child can interact with their new sibling or the range of emotional experiences they may go through with a new baby in the house. A friend gave me Mercer Mayer's book "The New Baby", which my children love to have read and re-read to them and actually deals with how they can interact with the baby after it's born. Also Joanna Cole's book "The New Baby in the House" goes into some of the feelings a child may have about having a new baby brother or sister.
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Summary: A good book on pregnancy for younger children
Review: This book explains a lot of aspects of pregnancy to very young children in a simple way. My five year-old daughter, who is very bright, had a few questions answered by this book but I think that it was a bit too simple for her. It didn't answer all of her questions. Also, this book is very short. I expected it to be longer for the price. But its simplicity would be appropriate for a very young child--say, 2 to 4 years old. If your child is any older than 5 I wouldn't bother with this book, but for a young child it would be perfect.
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Summary: The best book I have gotten for my older child....
Review: This book has really helped in preparing my older child for his new sibling. We read this just about every night now and he is excited to mark the milestone of which month I am in and what the baby is looking like according to the cute little pictures. I highly recommend this book to anyone dealing with preparing their child or children for new siblings!
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Summary: Excellent book, but not appropriate for toddlers
Review: This book is best for age 4 and up, or whatever age at which you are ready to address "how babies are made." I quote from the book, "Mommies have one piece, called an ovum. Daddies have the other piece, called sperm. When a mommy and daddy want to make a baby, the daddy puts his sperm inside the mommy." We returned this book because neither my husband nor myself wanted to address that with our two-year-old.
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