Baby Brother Goes to the Hospital

The Adventures of Annie Mouse: Baby Brother Goes to the Hospital is one of a series that is intended to help adults guide young children through difficult situations. In this episode, Annie looks on in silence as Mommy and Daddy cope with Baby Brother's illness. When Baby Brother goes to the hospital for an operation, Annie mistakenly believes that Baby Brother is being punished. When young children do not have an opportunity to ask questions, they often develop their own reality as to what is occurring, which could be much more frightening than the facts. This book is intended to serve as a vehicle to open communication between parents or teachers and young children about a sibling¿s hospitalization. The author is an early childhood professor and specializes in social/emotional growth and development of young children.Slanina, Anne M. is the author of 'Baby Brother Goes to the Hospital', published 2007 under ISBN 9780979337918 and ISBN 0979337917.