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6mo and sharing?!

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FriendlyElephant · 24/09/2013 23:25

I'm aware this probably sounds ridiculous. DD 6 months has a cousin who is 4 months. Like I imagine most parents of similar-aged babies/children do, DSis and I often sit them together and encourage them to interact. However since DD has been sitting up unaided and moving around more and has become more proficient at grabbing, she won't let her cousin touch anything without snatching it from him, even if she wasnt interested in it before he picked it up. She also kicks off if he's being fed and she isn't, and even sometimes if she is being fed at the same time!

Is this normal? I expected this kind of thing a few years from now, but not at 6 months! I'm not sure how to deal with it. Obviously I can't really discipline her at her age, and although I do move her away when she's grabbing at toys, she then gets upset and I feel bad because surely she doesn't understand! Any ideas?

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valiumredhead · 25/09/2013 00:04

Completely normalSmile

rattlemehearties · 25/09/2013 07:04

Yes - babies are self centred and play alongside each other (as opposed to with each other) until age 2.5/3. They are the only baby in the world as far are they're concerned! Distract, distract, distract.

LongDivision · 25/09/2013 12:02

Agree, totally normal.
And I think it's never too early to say things like "cousin is using that toy right now, so let's play with this one".

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