2 year olds tantrums when people come to play - any tips welcome!

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DD is great when we go to other people's houses but as soon as they come here to play, she wants exactly what the other child has chosen to play with, won't share anything etc etc - all the usual stuff. Bearing in mind that she's just turned 2 and her level of comprehension isn't up to - choose toys you would like to share / put away and then stick to it, are there any other tips on how to manage this? Is it a case of just fire fighting - it's exhausting and constant and means us mum's can't chat aside from the fact that the kids don't get a very pleasant play time together. I know it's just a phase and will pass but wondered if anyone has any magic tricks up their sleeves!!

Perfectly nature for a 2 year old not to want to share (i think, its been some time since mine were that age!) Sharing is a learned experience.

When mine were younger we used to practise sharing together. For example you have a turn, they have a turn.

Am 5 months ahead of you and can sympathise! Feels so shameful when my son barges over a friend's baby who is just learning to walk because she touches something of his!

So normal though, and he's always the picked-on-one at others' houses, it's just the way it goes really.

I think it's best to put away any favourite toys before friends come so as to limit upset, and get out a few you know she's bored of and less likely to snatch.
I also ask my son "which toy shall we give X to play with?" Giving him a bit of power to choose it can help sometimes.
Also sometimes starting off with them if it's a toy that involves putting pieces in/on (like his Click Clack car track), getting them to take turns and applauding it heartily. Sometimes this works and you can sit down and natter as they relax and get on with their own stuff.

All else fails I pop on CBeebies/Kipper quietly in the background to crank him down 50% as it distracts him!