Bringing a second child hold is exciting but nerve wracking. It is nerve wracking in a different way than bringing your first child home. Parents have confidence in their skills with their newborn baby since they have done it before, but now they are bringing home their new baby to a, previously only child and older sibling.
Will the older sibling be jealous?
Will they not like having a sibling stealing attention? Will the older sibling love and care for their newborn sibling? Parents never know the answer to these questions until they bring their second child home.
Parents hope their first child will be a loving and caring older sibling to the new baby. Every parent hears the stories of first children throwing temper tantrums and being mean to their new siblings. Parents always hope that will not be their family’s story.
One family worries quickly evaporated when their first child became the most doting older sibling to his baby sister.
This older sibling is still a young one himself but already knows that he must be gentle and loving to his baby sister. He does not only tell his baby sister that he loves her, he sings it to her. He has created his own tune to sing to his sister how much he loves her. His baby sister cannot take her eyes off her older brother.
She is already obsessed with her loving older brother.
He does not only sing his love to his sister, he shows it through hand kisses.
His mom reminds him to be gentle with his sister, but he needs no reminder. He gently picks up her hand to give her soft kisses. There are a bunch of toys behind him to play with but he only wants to dote on his baby sister.
He goes to kiss her hand over three times.
The sun is shining brightly in the video but this older brother already knows that babies sleep all the time, especially his little sister. He tries to pull her blanket up to her neck as he tells her “night, night.” She is not ready for sleep but this older brother is doing the best he can in taking care of his little sister.
His innocence of wanting to help put his sister to “night, night,” even though it is not time, is so heartwarming.
Mark Feinberg is a professor at Penn University for human development. He explains to Fatherly,
“Sibling relationships influence children’s adjustment and development about as much as parenting does.”
Sibling relationships are unlike any other relationship. They are each other’s first friends and longest life companion. Siblings know how to press each other’s buttons, right where it hurts the most, but they also know how to care each other in ways that others do not understand. This relationship is deep and can effect a person for the rest of their life.
Luckily, these two siblings are off to a great start in teaching each other.
Sibling relationships are crucial to development because they are a baby’s first playmate. Fatherly states,
“Younger siblings are fascinated by older siblings, and eager to learn their games and customs; older siblings test out leadership skills and conflict resolution on their younger brothers and sisters.”
Watch the full video below and prepare for your heart to melt at these adorable siblings.
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