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A better question is: Why *shouldn't* he? I can't understand why this is a question. Is there something wrong with the older brother, like a criminal history or something, that makes this a problem? It's typical for younger siblings to look up to older ones.
I think it's totally normal for a boy to look up to, and admire, his older brother. The parents were quite a bit older when they had their last child, and the older brother is closer in age and relatable. He is old enough to have some accomplishments and knowledge about the world that the boy can admire, but still young enough to be cool. He's also probably not a disciplinarian, so hanging around with him is just fun.
As to why it isn't one of the other brothers or sisters, I would say first off that kids that age admire older people more who are the same gender. I think this is totally natural. They want to model themselves after somebody older and more accomplished, and boys generally don't want to model themselves after females. As for why this brother was chosen, it could be that their personalities just clicked, and/or this could be the brother that pays him the most attention.
I think this is totally normal and very nice, as long as the older brother takes his responsibility seriously and sets a good example.
OP, what has this to do with you? Why do you care if he looks up to his brother or not?
Do you think there is something wrong with this.
Why is this even a question for you?
You know, C-D doesn't charge us by the word to post. How about giving us a few more details – all at once – without posters having to ask questions like we're on a game show?
Yes, why would he look up to his big bro instead of his father, older brother (22), older sister (25).
Maybe they just get along better? Maybe that brother relates better to kids, or makes more of an effort talk to him or do fun stuff together? Maybe he has a really cool job, or a great sense of humor and makes the kid laugh? It's certainly perfectly normal for a child to look up to a big brother or sister, but the question of why this brother instead of anyone else is really a personal question which is probably specific to that family, and therefore not something we can answer. We can only make suggestions.
I'm a woman, yet I looked up most to my older male cousin, not my older brother. I had no sisters, but my brother and I did not get along. My cousin, on the other hand, was kinder to me than my brother, so I idolize him. I also looked up to my parents (both of them), but I didn't quite idolize them the way I did my cousin.
The family is comprised of a 26-year old son, a 25-year old daughter, a 22-year old son, a 19-year old daughter and a 8-year old son. 3 sons, 2 daughters.
The father was born in 1967, the mother born 1971. The two got married while in college.
Well then I’d assume personality has something to do with why he is closer to one brother than the other, and the parents are old enough that the sibling is filling a totally different ‘hero’ niche.
The family is comprised of a 26-year old son, a 25-year old daughter, a 22-year old son, a 19-year old daughter and a 8-year old son. 3 sons, 2 daughters.
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Because he is closer in age than the father and therefore more relatable?
There's a lot to this theory. It's why I always learned more from graduate teaching fellows at college, than from tenured professors. They were mostly young and were students, themselves. And they were more tuned-in to the latest advances in their fields of study.
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