Beginning with this column, Emory is using a new format for "The Heart of Parenting" and will be responding to reader's questions. If you would like to submit a question for her, you can e-mail her at Emory@emorylucebaldwin.com.

Dear Emory:
We're expecting our second daughter in a couple months, at which point our first will be 21 months old. She seems very young to try to prepare her for her new sister, but is there anything we can be doing now to ease the transition?

-- "Expecting"