This post is dedicated to this article. http://moms.popsugar.com/Should-You-Teach-Kids-Share-27333250
Its
ridiculous is what it is. This woman's views are to teach kids to take care of number one! That no
one else matters. Don''t worry about hurting someones feelings. I would never
allow my child to ride around in a community toy car and not say.. "ok,
lets play with something else so we give another little boy a chance to play in
this one". She is teaching her child to be selfish! now I do see if it is
YOURS and you brought it to the park to play with, but if you are going to meet
friends there, bring extra! I do agree that children should learn the world
does not revolve around them, but the kid that is learning that is the kid that
doesnt'' get to play with the toy. The kid that has the toy thinks the world
DOES revolve around him. At home you dont'' have t share your toys, but when
you are at a daycare, you should because they are not YOUR toys. There are
steps to teaching children things, and sharing is one you learn at an early
age. Get real... this lady has LOST IT!
When we took Matthew to the
derby when he was little.. he always brought a crap ton of cars to bang into
each other...
his little friend brought a crap ton too. Between the action the boys would sit
and play with their cars. Now if Matthew didnt'' bring any toys, Tay would have
shared. Its just common curtesy. And I have allowed several people to borrow
all kinds of things from me. I was taught to share as a young girl... so now, I
want to help others when they need it. That is what sharing teaches you. It is
a BASE step for compassion. It
just teaches children to be nice to one another and to treat them the way they
want to be treated.