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The sweet video of Welles the \"baby whisperer\" has been watched 14 million times so far.

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Hi! I’m Welles... I make kids and their hover-moms make room for me in the sandcastle circle at the beach. They might be a little uncomfortable with my abrupt participation at first... but when they stick around, they usually fall for my charm. ♥️ My mom happily watches from afar and lets people figure it out for themselves. 🥰 #inclusion #applieseverywhere #nothingdownaboutit

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But the mom of three said it's just part of who Welles is, and one of the many gifts his Down syndrome brings to their family and friends.

\"At every family reunion or big dinner, he finds the person struggling,\" she said. \"My sister was pregnant and knew her baby would pass away shortly after birth. Usually I can't get Welles to sit still. But he would just sit with her and hold her. He knows how to sit with someone in their grief.\"

Now, her sister's new baby has been in the NICU for over four months and Welles has been his aunt's \"rock,\" his mom said.

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Teenagers get a bad rap! I love them. Scott and I got to talk to the teens in our church about marriage/relationships yesterday and they ended up teaching us in return. ✨ Kids these days have so many pressures stacked up against them and I love watching these guys take their challenges, stumbling blocks, triumphs and talents in stride and just work towards being their best. Being a teen now looks so different than being a teen back in my awkward days. This world is changing and forcing these kids to be stronger and grow faster. I could not have been more impressed by the comments from these kind, wise kids. It makes me a little less scared to raise my own teens! 😆 Moms a little further down the road... with this age range, I know it’s got to be killer-hard sometimes but tell me some of the things you do to help nurture, love and teach your kids?? We young mamas have so much to learn from you. ♥️

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\"Individuals with Down syndrome can feel other people's emotions in a way that's impossible for the rest of us,\" Peterson said.

She thinks people are so touched by the video because it's \"a reminder that in all the chaos there's so much good in the world.\"

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