What are some good techniques to aid children in the adjustments of being an older sibling? Many have found that talking to your child before the new baby is born is helping in preparing them of the changes ahead. After the baby is born, many parents have used doing things together like taking family photos, or purchasing gifts for the newborn to be a technique in combating jealousy. The University of Michigan has come up with a list of other techniques that have been proven to work on this website: Log In