This book is a little help from a real mother that has experienced the feelings, pouting, and assumptions of no love if a new baby is coming into the picture (smiles)......they really do either get jealous or feel you will love the baby more As mother's we tend to have to remember that our children have thier own feelings of importance, within the family, and just like us, lol, they wanna keep it If we show them how much we need them, how much we love them, and the new baby wont take away, but add more love to the family and to the household They can teach the new baby things, feed them, get supplies, be of help to mommy and daddy ......So whether it's a middle child, or the only child you have, when you have to prepare for a new baby in your life, just remember to cover all of the bases, include the other children, or prepare the child that never had to share you, for the new loving addition LOVE IZ LOVE ......winkz