Beyond Words: Infant Brothers’ Viral Video Shows the Profound Bond Between Siblings

Chukwudi Onyewuchi
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Communication is an essential part of everybody's world. While adults and even children will use words to express their thoughts, interacting with people around can be done in different ways, including sign language and even eye contact. Two infant brothers proved this when they went viral for funnily communicating with each other without words. Find out more below.

Details Of The Cute Clip

A TikTok user with the account name @goldenera shared a clip that has been doing the rounds and is too cute to be missed. The 51-second video captured two infants' abilities to share their thoughts through eye contact and without using words.

Little Glimpse Of The Viral Clip

The TikTok user aptly captioned the clip, "This video of these babies communicating without words is everything😭."

The video featured two infants brothers on chairs with their father spreading out some candies before them on the table.

Father Tests His Kids' Abilities

Infant brother's faced with a dilemma
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Next, the kids' dad tested their patience by instructing them not to eat the candies and wait till he and his wife returned to the table. He said:

"You can't have one right now, okay? You've got to wait until mummy and daddy come back, okay? You can't eat these yet. Don't touch them; we've just got to go get something. Just wait a second."

Dad Ensures To Capture His Kids' Actions

One of the brothers nodded in agreement, after which the man and his wife hid from their sight. However, they made sure to leave a camera in front of the infants to record their actions in their absence. 

Communicating Without Words

Infant brothers' joyous reaction
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As soon as the parents left, the brothers looked confused. However, when they realized they weren't under surveillance anymore, they looked at each other and gave joyous expressions.

Breaking The Rules

Kid brothers agree to eat the candies
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Next, one of the kids nodded his head in affirmation and excitedly grabbed the candies. Seeing his brother's action, the second infant followed suit, picking up one candy and eating, after which the pair danced with joy, banging the table in excitement.

Reactions To The Clip 

Not long after the clip was shared, it garnered over a thousand likes with a few comments. One user noted that there was no need to worry, adding the couple was raising amazing brothers who would watch each other's backs.

More Thoughts From Netizens

Another TikTok user wrote, "They can't wait," while others shared their thoughts via laughing emojis. Indeed, the video made many smile and has been shared on various other social media platforms, amassing tons of views, likes, and comments.

A Similar Viral Story

The kid brothers in the clip are not the first to go viral through communicating without words. Some years ago, fraternal twins Sam and Ren made headlines after engaging in what appeared to be a grown-up conversation.

Communicating In Baby Language

In a viral YouTube video, the pair sounded like they were bantering rather than babbling. They responded to each other with head nods, bursts of laughter, and emphatic hand gestures.

Were The Babies Really Talking?

But while the infants in pampers seemed immersed in the lively debate — a heated back and forth of indecipherable dah dah dahs — experts wondered if the tots were really talking to each other. According to a report, over 40 percent of twins develop what seems to be their way of communicating.

Experts' Thoughts On Baby Communication

A group of infants
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However, instead of saying words, infants simply mimic the sounds and intonations they hear in real conversations. Even before they have words, they know how conversations work. Infants produce syllables emphatically and use them for communication purposes.

The Beauty Of Infant Communication

While Sam and Ren's gibberish may not have exactly translated into a secret baby language, the clip captured an excellent moment of development as young children realized their ability to communicate.

A Fine Example Of How Children's Communication Should Be

Two infants playing
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According to an expert, babies are wired for communication from the start. Hence, the video was a fine example of how sophisticated and beautiful communication, even in young children, could be.