When do kids "get" sharing?

[zarapipe]

Bc dd doesn't get it and flips her lid every time someone at daycare plays with "her" baby doll. The teachers are beginning to say something about it and I don't know what to do. I can't get her to practice sharing at home bc she is an only child. Any ideas? Dd will be 3 in march, btw.


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[GailGoldie]

they can understand it and still not want to do it - and that is totally age appropriate for a 3yo.

since she is an only she's learning it a little later than kids who have siblings... but she'll get it eventually.

[hocus]

3 they understand on a simple level but still don't like sharing. By 4 they usually are much better.

[h]

I have always heard that kids can't really be expected to get sharing until 3, and even then they may struggle to do it. DS1 definitely didn't get it before 3. DS2 is actually a pretty good sharer at 2.5, but that is probably because he has been badgered by his big brother since birth.

[zeewifeandmama]

Dec 12, 2012 21:26:08 GMT -5 GailGoldie said:

they can understand it and still not want to do it - and that is totally age appropriate for a 3yo.

I agree with this 100%. My daughter gets it but dosent always want to do it.

[Willis Jackson]

DS has always been freakishly good at sharing. It's weird.

You can practice at home. I'm sure she grabs stuff from you all the time.