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Sibling sharing... Please tell me it ges better!!

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pigleychez · 20/02/2012 14:56

DD's are 3.6 and 21mths. It seems like currently they cant be in the same room together for more than about 10/15 minutes without arguing and one of them ending up in tears.
Its sooooo draining!

I feel like such a bad mummy too as im constantly shouting at them to share. Its driving me mad.

When does it get better? What age do they 'get' sharing? Please tell me it ges better!!

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3teenhell · 20/02/2012 15:29

Ummmm mine are 10, 12 and 13 and still argue, but it does get easier when they understand no!!

Deep breathe and a glass ofWine, you are not a bad mum

Octaviapink · 20/02/2012 16:09

Don't try and make them share. Make it clear which toys belong to each child and which are communal (belong to everyone). They are entitled to refuse to allow anyone else to play with their toys, but everyone plays with the communal ones - taking turns if they can't play with the same toy at the same time (ie Duplo). IME forcing children to share everything is counter-productive, not to mention being correctly perceived by them as being ragingly unfair.

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