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Sharing toys ?

okate0213okate0213 member
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Ds2 is getting more interested in his baby toys. I have been giving him them when he is in his swing or the floor. But then DS1 is interested in his toys, I found myself saying "no those are Ds2's toys" but then I thought that's not teaching him to share... How do you approach this with your kiddos?TIA:)
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Re: Sharing toys ?

  • ldbryanldbryan member

    This is a great question. DD2 is a ways from playing with toys, so I hadn't thought about this yet. If DS1 takes DS2's you, can you give DS2 the toy DS1 was playing with so they trade?  I don't know if that would help anything. I'm interested to hear what others say!

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  • kagl08kagl08 member
    Like PP, my kids have 2 or so toys that are just theirs. Then everything else is shared. If DS is playing with something and DD rips it away, I make her give it back. It usually follows with a temper tantrum but I notice that she's thinking more before ripping toys away from DS. Now it only happens about 1/2 the time. My philosophy is they are all both of their toys and there is no his toys or her toys. I don't want to deal with this a year from now and have to re teach DD. It's working well for us.
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  • kagl08kagl08 member
    imageldbryan:

    This is a great question. DD2 is a ways from playing with toys, so I hadn't thought about this yet. If DS1 takes DS2's you, can you give DS2 the toy DS1 was playing with so they trade?  I don't know if that would help anything. I'm interested to hear what others say!

    We did this for a while too when DD couldn't understand as much. If she wanted the toy that DS had she had to bring DS a different toy to play with before taking the one she wanted from him. This helped a lot with temper tantrums. Now she is understand sharing more so we are working on "waiting your turn."
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  • celiabwatsonceliabwatson

    I make the older one ask permission and then trade. Even though she can't answer I figure it's a good habit to build. He asks "Do you want to trade?" and then gives her another toy in exchange. He's still learning this skill but it's working so far. 

    She's just now getting more attached to particular toys and will sometimes protest when he trades. In that case I tell him, "She says no, she doesn't want to trade. You may play with it when she's done." and I have him trade back. 

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  • bellelambbellelamb member
    We share everything unless it's to old/dangerous for the baby to have.  I also have an 8 year old so he has things that stay in his room because Legos and such are not safe for a 2 and 20 month old.
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