Parenting Siblings Tips

Adding a new baby changes family life—but it doesn’t have to create chaos. This complete guide walks you through preparing siblings, creating workable schedules, balancing activities, encouraging strong sibling relationships, setting fair (not equal) boundaries, and keeping everyone “in the funnel” so your growing family thrives together.

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Post Contents

Tips to Successfully add Your Baby to the Family
Planning Your Schedule for Multiple Children
One to Two Children Transition: How to have success
Sample Schedules: Tandem Schedules for 2 Kids
How to Balance Multiple Schedules
Planning Your Schedule for Multiple Children
Babywise Schedule with Two Children
Three to Four Child Transition Tips
Helping Siblings Like Each Other
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Managing Baby’s Routine with Older Kids’ Activities
Room Sharing for Kids {9 Tips}
McKenna Child Summary: 5 Years Old
McKenna Preschooler Summary: 3 years and 4 months
Room Sharing Log: Getting Started with Room Sharing
Room Sharing for Kids {9 Tips}
How to Do Cry It Out While Room Sharing (It Can Be Done!)
How to Keep Siblings in the Funnel
The Problem with Constantly Needing to Correct a Child
Start as You Mean to Go On as a Parent
Adding Freedom and Responsibility for School-Aged Kids
How to Know What Freedoms to Give Baby
Why Toddlers Really Need Boundaries
Finding Balance When Protecting Children
Fair vs. Equal When Raising Children
Structured Playtime With Siblings {Sibling Playtime}
Recent Siblings Posts
How to Do Cry It Out While Room Sharing (It Can Be Done!)
Managing Sibling Conflict When Kids Are Home Together All Day
Overcoming the Challenges of Adding Baby to the Family
Helping Siblings Like Each Other
Strategies for Making Bedtime Smoother
Room Sharing for Kids {9 Tips}
More Siblings Topics Help
McKenna Baby Summary: Week 44
Babywise Schedule with Two Children
Helping Siblings Like Each Other
Why I Don’t Let My Children Fight
How to Respond to Siblings Fighting
Three to Four Child Transition Tips
My First Baby Was So Easy…
The Perfect Hugging Rule For Siblings
Balancing Baby’s Needs With Family’s Needs
How to Keep Track of Life as a Mom
Making Children Mind…Siblings Fighting
Making Hand-Me-Downs Work in Any Season
How to Keep Older Kids Quiet While Baby Naps
Room Sharing for Kids {9 Tips}
Sample Schedules: Tandem Schedules for 2 Kids
Adding a New Baby
Sibling Schedules
Boundaries and the Funnel
Siblings Fighting and Getting Along
Family Dynamics
Newborns and Older Siblings
Outings
Helpful Books
Tips for Moms

Tips to Successfully add Your Baby to the Family

Welcoming a new baby transforms your family in wonderful—and challenging—ways. In this post, learn how to gently bring baby into your household, balance everyone’s needs, and find a healthy rhythm that helps your whole family thrive together through life’s “new normal.”

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Planning Your Schedule for Multiple Children

Juggling schedules with more than one child can feel overwhelming. This post breaks down how to plan routines that work for multiple kids, helping you find structure, reduce stress, and keep your family running smoothly while meeting everyone’s needs.

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One to Two Children Transition: How to have success

Sample Schedules: Tandem Schedules for 2 Kids

How to Balance Multiple Schedules

Planning Your Schedule for Multiple Children

Babywise Schedule with Two Children

Three to Four Child Transition Tips

Helping Siblings Like Each Other

Helping siblings get along makes family life happier for everyone. This post shares practical tips to foster kindness, reduce rivalry, and build stronger connections between your kids—so they learn to enjoy each other’s company and support one another as siblings.

Managing Baby’s Routine with Older Kids’ Activities

Balancing a baby with older kids’ activities can stretch your time and energy. This post offers helpful strategies to manage schedules, stay organized, and keep your family connected—even when life gets busy—so you can enjoy time together without feeling overwhelmed.

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Room Sharing for Kids {9 Tips}

Thinking about room-sharing? This post shares 9 practical tips to make it safer and smoother for your family—from sleep setups to routines—so you can create comfort, reduce stress, and enjoy closer nights together with confidence.

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McKenna Child Summary: 5 Years Old

McKenna Preschooler Summary: 3 years and 4 months

Room Sharing Log: Getting Started with Room Sharing

Room Sharing for Kids {9 Tips}

How to Do Cry It Out While Room Sharing (It Can Be Done!)

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How to Keep Siblings in the Funnel

Learn how to parent multiple kids while keeping each one “in the funnel” — with freedoms, boundaries, and expectations that fit their age and ability. This guide helps you keep rules fair (not equal), avoid common sibling pitfalls, and build cooperation without chaos.

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The Problem with Constantly Needing to Correct a Child

Start as You Mean to Go On as a Parent

Adding Freedom and Responsibility for School-Aged Kids

McKenna walking down the sidewalk with joy on her face

How to Know What Freedoms to Give Baby

Why Toddlers Really Need Boundaries

Finding Balance When Protecting Children

Fair vs. Equal When Raising Children

Stop trying to make everything “even-steven.” In families, fair means giving kids what’s appropriate for their age and needs — not the exact same thing. This post breaks down why equal isn’t always fair, how to parent each child well, and how that ties into keeping siblings “in the funnel.”

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Structured Playtime With Siblings {Sibling Playtime}

Encourage friendship and smoother days with intentional structured playtime for siblings — guided activities that help kids learn to play, cooperate, and enjoy each other’s company. This post shares why it matters, how to set it up, and ideas to make sibling play both fun and productive.

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