Boys used to be brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he would invoke blessings on them. Yusuf added: "and soften some dates and rub their palates with them". He did not mention "blessings".
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُؤْتَى بِالصِّبْيَانِ فَيَدْعُو لَهُمْ بِالْبَرَكَةِ زَادَ يُوسُفُ وَيُحَنِّكُهُمْ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ بِالْبَرَكَةِ
[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to bring the children to him and pat their heads and bless them. One day, a boy urinated in his room, so he called for water and poured it onto the urine."
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُؤْتَى بِالصِّبْيَانِ فَيُحَنِّكُهُمْ وَيُبَرِّكُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَبَالَ فِي حِجْرِهِ صَبِيٌّ فَدَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَأَتْبَعَ الْبَوْلَ الْمَاءَ