I do believe that the little sibling is not the responsibility of the older one BUT I also believe if they want to help let them.... before you know it they are teenagers who want to do NOTHING. So you ride the wave while you can and just tell yourself the whole time |"I am preparing them for life" hahaha
Hehe, I feel guilty about it
She was genuinely so keen and I was so rough. I shall let get be a child and never do such things for a while yet!!
As parents we tend to feel guilty about everything so do not be too hard on yourself - they are much more adaptable than we think.
That's how I'm going to think!