It's very common for us to say something like, oh, they just want attention.

They're doing that for attention.

And for some reason, when we say it like that, like they're doing this for attention,

it's like somehow wrong, bad, and negative.

So we respond in a more harsh way.

But the reframe of this is a bid for

connection. It means your child is trying to connect with you. I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of

hypniburthing of Connecticut, childbirth advocate, and postpartum support specialist. And I'm Trescia Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international board-certified lactation consultant.

And this is the Down to Birth podcast.

Childbirth is something we're made to do, but how do we have our safest and most satisfying experience in today's medical culture?

Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.

Hi, I'm Devin Kuntzman. I'm so excited to be here today. I am a toddler expert in the founder of

transforming toddlerhood and the author of the upcoming book, Transforing Toddlerhood,

How to Handtrums and Power Struggles and Raise Vasilient Kids Without Losing Your Mind.

And today we're here to talk about how to help your toddler adjust to a new sibling at home.

And I'm so excited to chat about this. We're all very excited to hear your toddler adjust to a new sibling at home. And I'm so excited to chat about this.

We're all very excited to hear your insights and your work on this. And we have lots of questions

from our community that we will ask you to answer at the end. But where would you like to begin?

Oh, my goodness. Well, I just want to say that, yes, this does seem sometimes really hard, right? And I have so many

parents come to me and say, gosh, like, I just don't know if I can like love another kid as much as I love

my first kid. And so they're worried about that transition. But then they're like, well, my

toddlers used to being with me all the time and then I'm going to have a baby how are they going to know what to do here and so i just want to say to all

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