Sharing at a young age?

MissMarnee · March 2014

Hi All!

I have 9 month old g/g twins. One is emerging as a toy-hoarder and can't seem to live w/out whatever toy my milder twin has. She will crawl over a mountain of toys to grab her sister's toy.

What should I do about this at their age??? Should I not referee right now b/c they're too young? Will letting such behavior go now set a precedent for later when they are old enough to be taught to share/take turns?

Help!

Ylvelill · March 2014

They are too young to understand sharing but you can still model the right behavior and referee. Best thing though is distraction and multiple copies of the most favorite toys

LegallyBlonde217 · March 2014

My DD was the toy hoarder and thief between her and DS. Now that they're 19 months, they steal toys from each other equally. I tried playing referee at first, but I usually try to stay out of it. When I do referee, I only step in when she steals the toy right out of his hand (or vice versa). I take it and give it back to him then give her a different toy. Or if it gets out of hand and they're both screaming about one toy, I take it away from both and tell them it is "Mama's toy." Good luck!

ceechie · March 2014

These are my girls. Today, I put a plate of puffs on the floor and Evie (baby A) laid on top of it and went nuts. All the while, poor Penelope got like two bites. Evie always takes her toys and climbs on her. She'll rob her of her teething cookie- right out of P's mouth! I just try to "reset" the situation and give additional toys and give back the taken toy. But I have a feeling this will be a life long thing...

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