Parenting Toddlers & Pre-School Children: How to Teach Them to Share
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A baby can't share. An infant still lacks to knowledge and skills to even consider sharing. However, once that second birthday rolls around sharing, and the lack there of it, becomes a concern. This article will help you learn techniques that will help you to tech your little one to share! 
The second birthday of your child marks the beginning of a new time in their lives. It's a new time in your life too, as a parent, filled with the learning of social skills and other developments. A two years olds way of thinking is much different than that of an adults. A toddler wants and takes whereas an adult knows not to and all of the reasons why not to. A toddler doesn't know those reasons why yet. The second birthday marks the beginning of the time in your toddlers life when he is ready to learn all of the reasons why.
This is also the time in your toddlers life when discipline begins. Sharing, the concept of, is taught through discipline. Discipline equals teaching. We as parents needs to teach our children to share. Now is the time. Here's how to do it...
The first and foremost way to teach a toddler to share is to catch them not sharing. It's simple logic. You can't sit a toddler down and explain about sharing to them when they are not directly involved in a sharing situation. They won't have any clue what you are talking about. However, if you catch your child not sharing and talk to them immediately about the importance of sharing and what happens when they don't share they will know exactly what your referring to.
Teaching the importance of sharing must be done verbally. Use a calm and gentle tone of voice. Discipline is soft, not hard. Your toddler doesn't know, he doesn't understand yet. It's our job to teach our children what they do not already know. If you see your child take a toy from another child you have a perfect opportunity for a sharing lesson. This is the very best time. FIRST remove the toy. Take the toy from your child and return it to the one who had it first. Yes, your child may scream. It's okay. They need to learn.
The second birthday of your child marks the beginning of a new time in their lives. It's a new time in your life too, as a parent, filled with the learning of social skills and other developments. A two years olds way of thinking is much different than that of an adults. A toddler wants and takes whereas an adult knows not to and all of the reasons why not to. A toddler doesn't know those reasons why yet. The second birthday marks the beginning of the time in your toddlers life when he is ready to learn all of the reasons why.
This is also the time in your toddlers life when discipline begins. Sharing, the concept of, is taught through discipline. Discipline equals teaching. We as parents needs to teach our children to share. Now is the time. Here's how to do it...
The first and foremost way to teach a toddler to share is to catch them not sharing. It's simple logic. You can't sit a toddler down and explain about sharing to them when they are not directly involved in a sharing situation. They won't have any clue what you are talking about. However, if you catch your child not sharing and talk to them immediately about the importance of sharing and what happens when they don't share they will know exactly what your referring to.
Teaching the importance of sharing must be done verbally. Use a calm and gentle tone of voice. Discipline is soft, not hard. Your toddler doesn't know, he doesn't understand yet. It's our job to teach our children what they do not already know. If you see your child take a toy from another child you have a perfect opportunity for a sharing lesson. This is the very best time. FIRST remove the toy. Take the toy from your child and return it to the one who had it first. Yes, your child may scream. It's okay. They need to learn.
Young toddlers sometimes think they can have everything they see and like. We as parents need to teach them otherwise.