Do you interfere when your toddlers are squabbling?

[Milkysallgone]

Dd is 3 and ds is 23mths. They play really nicely together on the whole, but inevitably they have their 'moments'. Now I am generally the type of lazy laid back parent who trys not to get involved in all their petty squables and it mostly works; but it does upset me when the eldest snatches whatever toy the youngest has as soon as he claps eyes on it. I just feel so sorry for the poor fella, and he mainly accepts it (except now and again comes crying to me).

She quite obviously knows it is wrong to do this, but I'm not sure how much/if at all to interfere when I see her doing this. Or is it best to allow them to find their own balance? What does everyone else do?

In most other ways she is a good sharer and is good to her little brother

Meant intervene in the title! Also tries/trys??

I generally don't get involved either but in this case I'd stay out of it if the younger child isn't bothered, and retrieve the toy if they were upset. 3YO is old enough to know not to snatch and if it's something they always do, they need to learn not to iyswim

Yes I think I probably get far more upset about it than ds!

have you considered she may be doing this sometimes just to see your reaction or get your attention? you don't necesarrily need to intervene if you don't want but you can tell your dc's what you think is right just by saying it out loud