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amother
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Post Wed, Aug 31 2022, 4:00 pm
My almost 3 year old has no concept of sharing. He will walk in middle of a game and grab things he wants. Will pull stuff out of peoples hands and refuse to share from things he has . He will have a complete meltdown if he has to share and cry and scream. I feel it’s a bit more intense then what is age apropriate. He is the oldest and just has a 8 month old little brother so he doesn’t really have to share much at home. Anyone have tips and ideas how to teach him to share??
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Post Wed, Aug 31 2022, 4:13 pm
How is the dynamic between him and his baby brother? Do they share anything? Has he seen baby brother use something that used to be his (that he knows about)?
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Post Wed, Aug 31 2022, 4:15 pm
Developmentally speaking children are not really ready to share until after 4 usually. We give them no choice but to share earlier but it is really hard for them.
That being said I would start with turn taking vs. Sharing. You each get to put a block on a tower at a time or put in a puzzle piece. You know your child and their attention span and tolerance so I would start with not making too big of a deal out of it just quickly put your puzzle piece in and then say your turn!

Reciprocal games like ball or pushing a train to each other help as well. Anything where he has to get used to leaving go of something and then getting it back. I would also be proactive if possible and not let him take others things and remind him it is theirs but give him a replacement toy.

Has this gotten harder with the baby? It can start to hit the older sibling more around 6 months as the baby gets older.

Another thing I would do is validate him that it is really hard to share and talk to him about emotions. Supporting him when he is having a hard time is very helpful.
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