We all love our children equally. They are all special and unique in their own way. But for some reason, generally speaking – there seem to be more photos and videos of the first-born than of the other children in the family.
And, maybe you’ve heard from those who are younger siblings, or perhaps as the youngest yourself, you’ve noticed that the childhood pictures that do exist always include the older siblings as well. Of course it’s all unintentional, but it doesn’t seem fair does it?
Sometimes second and third children seem to play second and third fiddle when it comes to capturing moments. Things get more complicated when you have more than one child. Your attention is completely divided. It’s hard to snap pictures of your youngest enjoying some tummy time, when your oldest opens a full box of Cheerios from the bottom, spilling its entire contents on the floor while the middle child eats all the ones that fell in the dog bowl.
Kitchen disasters and troublemaking moments aside, one thing you can try to control is to not always take pictures of all the kids together. From time to time, try to make a conscious effort to take ones of the younger kids on their own. The oldest will understand they now have to share the spotlight– or at least they’ll accept it eventually.
It’s hard to be disciplined when it comes to keeping track of how many pictures you take of each child or whether you’re able to capture everyone’s milestones and special moments equally. Fortunately, there’s help out there.
Apps like Locket not only help you organize and catalogue your pictures to help you keep track, it’ll prompt and remind you to capture and record specific moments as each child grows.
As parents, we’re all trying our best and honestly, that’s what really counts. What do you do to step up your kid-pic-taking game? Any advice for parents who just noticed their slightly disproportionate photo albums?
