You're right; it does seem likely that some of the students whose parents signed the petitions have aged out (students without
younger sibs in the school), and more will have by fall 2013, when whatever happens is supposedly slated to happen.
Over a 24 - hour period, pet - owning kids spent 10.3 minutes in caregiving; those with
younger sibs spent only 2.4 minutes.
Let's face it, all big siblings want to feel like they know more than
their younger sibs.
They played with baby dolls, they babysat, had
younger sibs or cousins and just assume the mothering instinct is strong and real and will fill in...
They played with baby dolls, they babysat, had
younger sibs or cousins and just assume the mothering instinct is strong and real and will fill in all knowledge gaps.
We even know some older brothers and sisters who like to «borrow» it from
their younger sibs.
I washed enough poopy cloth diapers for
my younger sibs growing up to last me a lifetime.
Especially when we really need those busy toddlers to keep still or focused on something while we're on the phone, making dinner or feeding
a younger sib.
Plus
your younger sib has the benefit of drawing on the wisdom of the older one that may have taken many of the same classes (and maybe even the same teachers) just the year before.
My youngest sib almost paid with her life.
Two of the people in the sofa bed are brothers: the deeply depressed Paul (Romain Duris) and
his younger sib Jonathan (Louis Garrel), who has joie de vivre, or at least appetite, oozing from every strand of his greasy hair.
Not exact matches
Although parents in recent decades have been almost excruciatingly concerned that older
sibs not feel replaced by
younger ones, the issues continue to emerge in therapy with adults.
As an oldest I worried so much about my
younger kids, but I do think that they get a whole lot from their
sibs than I could provide.
Until the
sibs can share a tub, the
younger one can hang out in a bouncy seat while you wash the older one, who can then apply her own (carefully doled - out) lotion as you bathe the baby.