A new baby Lesson 504 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 44 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: the lesson at school .
0 A new baby changes the whole family. 1 In Bristol, Ellis, 9, has a new sister, Mabel. 2 Everyone who visits says, «Oh, the baby!» and coos at the cot, and nobody asks Ellis about his day. 3 «She's well boring, she just cries and poos,» he says. 4 He feels jealous and a bit forgotten. 5 That's normal: parents are tired, but they still love him just as much. 6 It helps to say «I miss you» and ask for special time, just him and Mum or Dad. 7 In Kent, when Mum tells Marnie a baby is coming, Marnie asks, «Will you still love me?» Mum says, «More than ever.» Love isn't like cake: it doesn't run out when it's shared. 8 Babies are hard work, for everyone. 9 In Aberdeen, Rosie's baby brother cries all night and she falls asleep in class. 10 «Late night, Rosie?» «Aye, the bairn was greetin' aw night, miss» («bairn» = baby, «greetin'» = crying, «aw» = all). 11 It gets better as babies grow, and it helps to tell your teacher why you're tired. 12 In Bradford, Hamza hears it's baby number four: «Another one?! 13 We've got no room!» Mum laughs: «There's always room.» Hamza is annoyed and secretly excited. 14 Mixed feelings are normal; you can grumble a bit, then say welcome. 15 Some babies need extra care. 16 In Leeds, Bryony's baby brother was born early and is in hospital; Mum and Dad are there all the time and Bryony stays with Nan. 17 She hears «intensive care» and doesn't know what it means. 18 It's a special hospital ward where doctors and nurses look after very poorly or very early babies all day and all night. 19 Not knowing is scarier than the truth, so ask your parents what's happening. 20 In New York, Ezra's baby brother has a heart problem and needs an operation; Ezra hears his parents crying. 21 «I'm mad scared,» he tells his friend (New York «mad» = very). 23 Sometimes the new baby is in a parent's new family. 24 In London, Teddy, 10, lives with Mum and sees Dad every other weekend. 25 Dad and his partner have a baby, and Teddy sees Dad cuddling her and feels replaced. 26 He isn't: he can tell Dad how he feels, and he is still Dad's kid. 27 Kids find their own ways to cope. 29 No taking Mum. 30 Share toys.» Her parents laugh and stick it on the fridge. 31 Finding your own job with the baby helps you bond. 32 In Honolulu, Kalani asks if she can hold her baby brother. 33 Mom says, «Shoots» (Hawaiian slang for «okay, sure») and shows her how to support his head. 34 The baby grabs her finger and won't let go, and Kalani melts. 37 Being involved makes a big brother or sister proud. 38 When a new baby arrives, older children often feel jealous or left out; this is normal. 39 Parents of a new baby are tired, but they love their older children just as much. 41 Love does not run out when it is shared between more children. 42 New babies often wake the whole family at night; it gets better as they grow. 43 Mixed feelings about a new baby, annoyed and excited at once, are normal. 44 Intensive care is a special hospital ward where very poorly or very early babies are watched day and night. 45 When a baby is ill, older siblings feel the worry too; asking questions and telling a grown-up helps. 46 When a parent has a baby in a new family, an older child can feel replaced, but he is still that parent's child. 47 When holding a baby, you must support the baby's head, with a grown-up showing you how. 48 Helping with the baby, like choosing a name or holding her, helps older kids bond. ← previous Twins and big familiesnext → Half- and step-siblings↑ back to Everyday This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/504-a-new-baby/