Hello all
Wondered if anyone had any good tips for encouraging sharing?
My DC (&I) are natural sharers and tend to share as default. DSD's are wired v differently. This really shows up when DSDs & DCs are all together.
I don't want to change anyone's intrinsic nature but as a large family it helps to share a certain amount - simply because it makes days out and picnics etc easier if there's a relaxed vibe about sharing food & stuff.
I would really like to encourage DSd1(9yo) that sharing is a two way street (she is very good at taking when sharing if offered but dog in the manger when it has to come from her 
) and just wondered if anyone had had any success with any techniques at home. DP is a great sharer as is his xP so we are both keen to help DSD1 in a gentle but effective manner.
I feel part of family life is sharing, like it or not - whereas she gets a mood on if my DC touch her things even when she's been poking through their bits all weekend. It's tricky because I don't want to exclude or single her out but it needs to be fair and my kids share share share but she would rather put too much food in her mouth than let her dad have a taste of a cake she's eating (for example) or would rather tantrum than let her stepsister touch a balloon at her house... ahhhh gotta love these kids. I'm sure it all makes sense to her somehow! 