Sibling upset by older sister's impending move - tips?

also, there are some nice things about having the last one on their own- which neither of you have ever had. You had your 1st one for 5 years on her own, now you get some time with your son on his own- and he gets to be the center of the universe for a bit. The dynamics of the household will inevitably change, and that can be fun for everybody. With my last one coming through we are eating different foods (fewer tastes to accommodate), some of who does what has changed (and somethings we’ve just stopped doing…), Have fun with it, savor it…

also on a practical note: the oldest one gave the youngest one a monthly subscription package (international snack foods, since you asked) (like yours, they are in different countries- it took a bit to find a package that worked for both places w/out ridiculous postage)- one for each of them. When they arrive they plan a video chat and try them at the same time.

Thank you for all the suggestions - will use some of them right away! Yes, the changing dynamic is hard on all of us…but harder on the ones left behind I imagine!

Make sure he understands he will get twice the chores, now.

It stinks to be the youngest.

One suggestion that helped our youngest was to encourage her to have a friend sleep over. She told us “I realize you are mostly doing this for distraction, but I’ll take it!”

She realized that it was better being able to not only get into the bathroom when she wanted, but she could also take a longer shower.