Yesterday, I babysitted two little girls. They came over to my house while their mother went to a doctor's appt. The girls were 2 and 3 1/2 years old. The girls made themselves right at home and started playing with NJ's barnyard playset. That didn't set well with NJ. He started crying the minute that they were there. I hugged one of the girls to comfort her from her mother leaving and NJ looked at me with eyes of betrayal. He cried when one girl sat in his blue Thomas the Train chair. The youngest girl picked up his beloved horse stuffed animal and NJ yelled, "Neigh, Neigh." (The horse's name is Neigh)
NJ was pretty upset the entire time that the girls were here. I had to comfort NJ most of the time so I wasn't as available for the girls. I kept an eye on them the entire time though. The girls sat very well at the table and had a snack and played with some toys. They were both content to find a toy for awhile and play with it. They were very low maintenance.
I think the whole experience was a good lesson in sharing for NJ. He needs to realize that there are other kids besides himself and it is ok if they touch his toys. I know this will be an ongoing lesson especially if he has a sibling someday.
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I can definitely picture NJ shouting for his "Neigh" in a panic. The whole experience was good for him. I hope that he can learn at some point that sharing can be a good thing.
Well, I'm 34 and I really don't like to share. I grew up in a family where we had to share everything.
All the clothes I wore had belonged to other people. My mom would buy 2 sodas for trips and give dad one and then the rest of us--herself and the four kids--drank the other one soda. She always got the Hershey Milk Chocolate bar for us on those trips and dad got a snickers. We each got 2 squares. NO I'm not joking! :) LOL
But yes, every child eventually learns how to share and that it's a requirement of life, but in my opinion it's rarely fun to share or to try to teach a child to share! :)
We had the same problem with Woogy at that age, but just wait until there are two of them. Woogy and Nibbles constantly fight over his toys, her toys, food, chairs, blankets, tippy cups, who gets the next story read, who gets to sit in mom's lap during the reading, etc...........
Both of our kids don't like sharing and they really don't like to share Wah-Wah
get that boy a sibling quick, then he'll remember nothing but sharing.
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