Joanna Fortune: My toddler is not happy about the new arrival 

"He once had all your undivided attention, and now he must share it with his sibling. He understandably resents that right now. And I agree with you that he will adjust, albeit this is taking him some time."

A small boy kissing a sleeping newborn baby brother at home, a mother holding him.

My second child was born during the summer, and my two-year-old is struggling to adjust. He helps me dress her for bed and talks to her on good days. 

But mostly, he’s grumpy, particularly when I’m busy feeding or cooking. My mother takes him on a ‘play date’ once a week, which he loves, but he starts complaining about the baby when he gets home.