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AIBU?

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to think my DD is sharing or am I in denial?

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AlmondAmy · 16/04/2015 22:07

DD is 2. She's under assessment for ASD and has speech delay. She has older siblings and plays well with them but struggles with children her own age. A few times now people have commented that DD gets upset because she can't share but I disagree with them.

A couple of examples:

At toddler group DD was linking together some magnetic trains - she had four and there was a box next to the table of about 40 more. Another child came and took three of the ones she had, she said 'no, mine' and pointed to the box of more. When the child took the ones she had away she became upset and that childs mum saidto her 'oh don't get upset, you'll have to learn to share one day.'

Today at the farm there was a puzzle which DD was completing. Another child came over, and went to pick it up and DD said no and passed him another box with a similar puzzle. The child still picked the one she was doing up and threw it down so it all came apart. DD was very upset and the mum made a patronising terrible twos comment.

Aibu to think that DD is trying to share and that allowing other dc to take what she has isn't sharing?

OP posts:
Yarp · 17/04/2015 18:01

And I also agree that adults get 'sharing' wrong

Gunpowder · 17/04/2015 18:06

YANBU your DD sounds great. Much better than my 2.6 year old! I thought children didn't understand the concept of sharing until they're 3 anyway?

DrCoconut · 17/04/2015 18:09

Sharing is nice but can be massively over rated as someone has said. Adults don't "share" after all. Would anyone let a random stranger take a fork full of their meal out or have a go in their car? I think people are naturally territorial and at 2yo possession is 9/10 of the law. Bullying or greedy behaviour is one thing, not letting others take things away and walk all over you is different.

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