One very practical thing I heard from our OB-GYN yesterday is to change up the bedtime routine. If the wife typically puts the toddler down to bed every night, it will be quite a change if all of the sudden, you're the new bedtime parent while your wife tends to the newborn. It's already enough of a change that the new baby's there, so at least the older child will have a consistent bedtime routine with you. Our Ob-Gyn said that this worked like a charm for them and in fact, it became fun dad-bonding time before bed every night.
Re: .: Preparing my two-year-old to be a big brother...
One very practical thing I heard from our OB-GYN yesterday is to change up the bedtime routine. If the wife typically puts the toddler down to bed every night, it will be quite a change if all of the sudden, you're the new bedtime parent while your wife tends to the newborn. It's already enough of a change that the new baby's there, so at least the older child will have a consistent bedtime routine with you. Our Ob-Gyn said that this worked like a charm for them and in fact, it became fun dad-bonding time before bed every night.