If your child is playing up

If you have an only child and leave it to have another child  about 3 or so more years after the first one, they think that and are getting all the attention, and when new baby arrives, they feel left out. I know it's not intentional to leave the older child out of things, and you feel guilty if you do, but this is what is going through the child's mind, that you don't care about them etc, and you rather be the baby than with them. Here's a solution that might be able to help you. You can always include the older child in things you do for the baby, like putting away the clothing, getting out the baby's bowl at brekkie time, just simple little things so the older child doesn't feel left out.