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  • Praise him for being the only one without all of the drama.
  • With love and affection. These two will give confidence and reassurance to the middle child that there is enough parental concern.
  • I'm a middle child and I feel sorry for you! I would make a point of giving the middle extra attention! We sort of slip through the cracks.....Therefore, could possibly use negative behavior to get our parents attention. Let the child feel special and hopefully he/she will understand they are loved...I don't know, but that's the way I wish it had happened for me instead of being overlooked!
  • I use to once a week make a special day for each one of my kids say... Saturday is that day... 1st Saturday is the oldest next the middle next the toddler (if you think they will care about it that is) you may wish to just do the 2 oldest ones. I would tell them. “I need this special time to spend with you" This lets them know you really want to spend quality time with them I use to let them decide what they wanted to do within reason. See a movie, or go eat somewhere.... if you do not have money find a park....take a relaxing drive buy them a snack durring it... be creative. Also this gives them a chance to relax and open up to you about life and so on. It was very beneficial and it will let the middle child know they are just as important to you.
  • There's a TV show about that....Malcolm in the middle. hehe
  • Have you ever tried to go out alone with him? Like to a movie? If you feel that he is not getting enough attention maybe you should show it in a different manner then the other 2 get it, you do not want your kid to rebel and then throw that at your face later. I had a similar problem but it was my oldest (boy) who felt left out from the two younger ones (girls) so I had a mom son day out and so did my husband, the girls were too needy and and took too much of my time attending to them and it did take away from my son.

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