sharing
How do you teach a 2 year old to share ?
My daughter is terrible at the moment, everything is hers, if a child picks up anything its hers, she wont want to play with it till another child does & she is hysterical that she cant have it and they are playing with it. This happens anywhere there is children, not neccesarliy just at home its getting quite embarrasing when she is bullying other children and i would like to nip it in the bud early.
Any idea's ?
My daughter is terrible at the moment, everything is hers, if a child picks up anything its hers, she wont want to play with it till another child does & she is hysterical that she cant have it and they are playing with it. This happens anywhere there is children, not neccesarliy just at home its getting quite embarrasing when she is bullying other children and i would like to nip it in the bud early.
Any idea's ?
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Amy is turning 2 next week & has been going through a stage where eveything belongs to someone & if anyone looks at anything of hers she say "Its mine"
It wasnt that she had even got to the stage of not sharing but we could see it coming so we put a section on her reward chart for sharing which seems to be working well. She'll still say that things are hers but if we say can her wee friends play with them she'll say yes & even take the toy over to them.
Hilary x
Might have to get a reward chart, think its a good idea, prob will also help in the potty training as will have to start that soon, want her out of nappies before the next one comes along in april.
Did you make your chart or can you buy them ?
I started off just making my reward chart but I recently bought a magnetic one from Next which is great coz you can change the activities they get rewards for when you need to. It even helps us stop atantrum before it gets started. All we have to say is you'll not get a star if you do that!
The reward chart has def been a great help to us potty training coz I was like you & wanted Amy out of nappies before our 2nd baby arrives in nov. Coz she had the idea of how the reward chart works it was a great incentive for her potty training too.
You should try what campbelly says too. We would have done that too & if there was an older child who could join in that understands sharing it would set a good example to your little girl.
I tried the skittles with Amy & her wee friend that was the same age as her & they got the bit about taking it in turns with the ball but it was so funny coz one would throw the ball & the other stood by the skittles & knocked them down with their hands when the other one threw & then they swapped over. All we could do was laugh & they had agreat time with their own wee interpretation of the game.
They can be so funny sometimes cant they?
Good Luck
Hilary x
[Modified by: hilaryc on October 05, 2007 03:22 PM]
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