One of the best blessings of having adopted more than one little child with Down syndrome is seeing them help each other learn. Granted, sometimes they argue like any other siblings, but there you go-- they are siblings!
For instance, sometimes Tim will be afraid to come down the stairs by himself and will stand at the top and yell. Joel goes upstairs and helps his younger brother by the hand, showing him to hold the railing with the other hand. When they get to the bottom Joel announces, "Look Mama! Timmy did it!"
The boys love each other and always look for the other when one of them gets home from school or day camp. And if one is crying, the other goes to his brother and gives him a hug. I can't think of anything better in this life for the positive development of a child than the love of a sibling... and the love of a forever family.
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I see this with Meghan and Kara now, since Kara came home, meghan has been speaking better and taking herself to the toilet. Kara loves being with Meghan.
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