Hi, I am in a playgroup where kids often snatch toys away from my son and moms seldomly correct their children. My son has learned to be selfish as a result and now refuses to share or cries when his things are taken from him. How do I teach him to share under such circumstances?
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son im raising you to be a better man than they are.
teach him to trust some people not saying everyone
You could try and spin it;
If a child snatches a toy and he doesn’t get mad, you could praise him and say Oh what nice sharing, that was nice if you to let ___ play with that toy you were using
Switch playgroups. Sounds like the parents in the one you’re in now could care less about raising their child.
take all his toys away till he learns
kids at young ages naturally don’t share. teach them when they’re older, but still tell them it is not right to do that.
if they still do it find someone who does share and that will influence the other kids?
just tell him straight up just because they do that does not mean you should do it too keep repeating it, over and over. Eventually he will be brainwashed and thank you someday. My mother did it that way, and I turned out okay^.^
Try (You) sharing with EVERYBODY. Kids look up to their parents and want to be just like them. Also sit down and talk to him about this. Tell him that his friends need to learn to share and that he could be a great example. Make sure you tell him not to tell them though.
You be the example. You can’t help if the other moms aren’t doing their jobs. You simply go to your child and say (whatever it is you say….billy, that’s not nice. you know you’re suppose to share. don’t you want others to share with you? it’s not nice to not share. show the other kids how well you can share your toys. i’m sorry if the others aren’t sharing with you but I KNOW YOU KNOW HOW TO SHARE. )
tell him he’s a big boy for sharing, and that he’s very good for it
my mother owns a daycare, and although bribing and candy works nicely
they also respond well too compliments and being told they’re doing right.
if all else fails, maybe you should try to talk to the parents i know it seems silly but your son shouldn’t be the only one with manners, that isn’t fair to him.
I’d suggest you address that with the other parents. If they get defensive or smart about it, just call their kids little brats and let your child play with kids who are corrected by their parents. Don’t let their bad behavior influence your child’s behavior.
This is hard to do, as little kids sometimes lack the amount of empathy to be able to understand that other people have the same needs. But, here’s my advice: try to intervene when they are in situations with other kids. Like take away the toy and teach your son that the only way to get it back (and not be taken again) is to share. The other kid would probably learn, too!
you may want to go to another play group he may learn to share but it is not fair to him when other kids wont share and their parentsdont seem to care to teach them fromright from wrong keep up the good work of being a good mom
I would say something to the other moms about it. Ive been to playgroups before where the moms think its a playdate for them and they pay absolutely no attention to their kids. If the moms still do nothing about it, maybe find a new playgroup to go to. Or if thats not an option, try staying close by your son, if another kid tries to take something from him tell them no, thats not nice. When your son is playing with something that there is more than one of (like blocks) and another child wants to play, just explain to your son that its nice to share
just keep reminding him that he has to take turns
