The second season of the variety show, Be With You, entered the spotlight on Chinese streaming platform iQiyi on Friday. The show's first season wrapped up in May 2021. The show gathers five celebrities together to comment on four groups of brothers and sisters from ordinary families as they take care of each other at home without their parents around. Photo: Web

A new Chinese variety show focusing on the daily life of families with two or more children has captured the attention of audiences in the wake of loosened childbirth policies and the increase in the number of these types of families across the country.

Since the country began fully promoting the two-child policy in 2015, more and more social discussions over the meaning of sibling companionship have been raised among public, after decades-long neglect due to the influence of the one-child era.

Under such circumstances, the second season of the variety show, Be With You, entered the spotlight on Chinese streaming platform iQiyi on Friday. The show's first season wrapped up in May 2021.

The show gathers five celebrities together to comment on four groups of brothers and sisters (the oldest over 20 and the youngest only 18 months) from ordinary families as they take care of each other at home without their parents around. 

The show also divides the five observers into two groups: the first observes and talk about growing up as a single child in a family, and the other group provides the perspective of parents of two children.

As the sibling observation show, it will not only depict the true side of two-child families, but also talk openly about the conflicts among the families, showing the most representative and true story in the society.

The program seeks to delve into parenting issues such as the principles of reward and punishment, separation anxiety between parents and kids, awareness of rules, and delayed gratification.

The first season has a good score of 7.9/10 on Chinese review platform Douban.

The first season of Be With You, a Chinese variety show focusing on the daily life of families with two or more children has captured the attention of audiences in the wake of loosened childbirth policies and the increase in the number of these types of families across the country. Photo: Web

 The country partially implemented the two-child policy in 2013 and fully promoted it in 2015. In July 2021, it unveiled details of the third-child policy and support measures, including more nurseries and flexible work leave.

Global Times