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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Hey, Mom and Dad: How Did You Tell Your Kids A New Sibling Was Coming?

Parents, Patch wants to hear from you on the questions that get families talking.

Welcome to "Hey, Mom and Dad"—a weekly feature in which we ask our Facebook fans to share their views on parenting. Every week, we get the conversation started by taking a look back at a question we asked parents the week before on Patch Facebook pages from around the area. Telling your kids that your family is expecting a new baby can be an exciting and challenging conversation. For some children, the prospect of being a big brother or sister is thrilling; for others, it brings up anxiety and fear. That leads us to this week's question: Take a look at what people had to say and join the conversation in the comments section. Jen DelPage Olsen: gave them big sister tshirts :) — Oak Park Patch Facebook Della Szeszol Melville: Early on I told…

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