Toddler brother patiently teaching little sister how to sit on a swing is cuteness overload

It takes a real deal of patience and love to help someone when they are struggling. No matter how easy or challenging the task is, as long as there is genuine care and love, one will find a way to make the learning process memorable and fun. Madison Mealy–who goes by @madisonmealy on Instagram–shared a glimpse of her toddlers who exercised this act of helping each other in the most soulful way possible. The mom shared a video of her toddler son and younger daughter playing together when she noticed something heart-melting. As the sibling duo were each playing on a swing, her daughter couldn’t get on the swing by herself with her tiny feet. 

On the other hand, her toddler brother was already happily swinging away. The parents decided to wait and see what the reactions would be. The brother immediately noticed his sister struggling on the swing and got down quickly to help her. As young as he was, he wasn’t quite sure how to help his little sister, but ever so gently and carefully, he held the swing down so she could take her time and sit. Though the boy wasn’t able to take in the weight of his little sister holding onto him to climb up the swing while pressing the same down, he tried several times, giving it his best shot each time.

The sister tried holding his hand, waist, hair and whatnot, but the duo couldn’t manage. The brother came up with another idea and knelt behind the swing for his sister to climb up on him and try to sit. He knelt horizontally and vertically to see which worked best, but his little sister was unable to hold on to the swing and climb up on it. Trying hard to already be her protective and strong brother, he allowed her to chaotically stand and move on him to get a grip on the swing. He patiently waited, having no clue that his gentle love was melting hearts. In his final attempt, the brother tried explaining to his sister using gestures and signs.

He pointed towards the swing and said something. He also demonstrated how he sat on the same so she could copy and patiently waited for her to try while holding the swing down. The little girl almost managed to get on the swing and after much effort, she was able to sit. As the brother got excited and tried to help her swing by giving her a little push, she fell softly to the ground, having no balance. However, the parents watching with their hearts full had nothing to worry about since the brother went over, picked her up and helped her get back up again.

“Came back five minutes later to this,” the text overlay read as the mom shared the happy glimpse of the little girl happily sitting on the swing being swung by her brother. The older brother finally learned to teach his sister and their smiles declared how delighted they were. @ra_tx14 said, “Just know that you’ve succeeded as a parent, they're so sweet and caring of one another.” @soumyapathakyoga said, “Raising an absolute gentleman.”

You can follow Madison Mealy (@madisonmealy) on Instagram for more heartwarming family-based content.