My Mom is Having a Baby Social Story Kit

Help children understand and prepare for the changes that happen when Mom is having a baby. This social story kit uses simple language, visual supports, and positive reinforcement to help children understand pregnancy and prepare for a new baby in the home. This resource is designed to help children with autism and other developmental or communication needs understand what to expect before and after a new baby arrives. It can help reduce anxiety, build understanding, and prepare children for changes in family routines and attention.

This Social Story Kit Includes:

• Social Story: Mom Is Having a Baby Simple, child-friendly language explaining pregnancy and having a new baby
• My Mom Had a Baby Celebratory Story to help the child celebrate becoming a big brother or big sister and understand what happens when the baby comes home.
• Visual Supports to reinforce important concepts and expectations and countdown to the due date.
• Sticker Chart for positive reinforcement
• Printable Stickers to use with the reward chart
• First/Then Board and incentive pictures
• Implementation Guide with directions and ideas for using the social stories, visuals, and reinforcement tools
• Parent Tips for helping children prepare for a new sibling

Great For:

✔️ Children with autism

✔️ Children with developmental delays

✔️ Children with communication difficulties

✔️ Children who experience anxiety with changes in routines

✔️ Preparing for a new baby

✔️ Becoming a big brother or big sister

✔️ Preparing for changes in family routines

✔️ Supporting children with feelings about a new sibling

✔️ Home, school, therapy, and childcare settings

Why Use a Social Story?

A new baby can bring many changes to a child’s daily life. Social stories and visual supports can help children understand what is happening, learn what to expect, and prepare for changes before they occur. Positive reinforcement helps encourage successful participation and appropriate behaviors as the family adjusts to life with a new baby.

All Positively Prepared stories are written using positive language and simple illustrations/words to reduce visual clutter and increase understanding.

Social Story™ and Social Stories™ are trademarks of Carol Gray. This product is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or created by Carol Gray.