You have made an adjustment to the loss. This does not mean that you will never feel other emotions, but usually families find that they are better able to manage their lives overall upon reaching this stage. Some resolution has taken place with the child's death. This may include your religious and cultural beliefs and practices. Most young children can overcome the trauma of a sibling's death with the necessary support and time.
Many children have strong feelings of guilt and blame when their sibling dies.
Often the child that has died is idealized after their death, leaving feelings of inferiority and neglect for the surviving siblings. These siblings have often been surrounded by death, illness, and great sorrow from all family members, especially parents, during the dying child's experience. More often, the young siblings of a child with a terminal illness have been protected from some of the experiences associated with the death. They may have not been allowed to visit the dying child, prevented from participating in the religious or cultural rituals, and possibly, even prevented from attending the funeral. All of these experiences may help with closure and can make a sibling's survivor-guilt less burdensome.