Does your child play well with others?

Question

My son is 11 months old and I babysit a 16 month old little girl. We call her Landon's girlfriend and he follows her everywhere. But, his favorite game is to take her toys away. He will drop what he has to go take away what she is playing with. Then, they start fighting over it so I have to go take it away from both of them. So, does your child play well with others, or are they a toy stealer like my son?

Answer 1

Don't worry about it. He's only 11 months old. Children don't truly understand sharing for another couple of years believe it or not. BUT that does not mean you should allow him to steal toys. Its still a great time to teach him. He'll catch on to it but like I said he won't fully understand the concept of sharing (why we should share and play nice) until he's older and has a concept of other peoples emotions. But you can get an 11 month old to play nice just don't expect smiling perfection from your 11 month old or the 16 month old. They're still at the stage where they believe they are the center of the universe. It'll change in time. Your kid is perfectly normal.

Out of my four kids only one of them is/was a toy stealer.. and of course its the youngest of the four lol.

Answer 2

well i dont have kids but hes just wants what others have its not uncomon h**l grow out of it but try and tell him leave her things alone play with ur things or ask her if u can play with this  

Answer 3

Ach...90% of them do that...it is normal...if they were still doing it at 3 or 4 I would be worried..but babies just think of themselves..lol.

Answer 4

You shouldn't take it away from both of them in that situation.  It isn't fair that just because he is being selfish that she should be punished.  She is fighting with him because she is frustrated and is trying to stand up for her rights.  As soon as he takes something from her, you tell him "No" in a stern voice and give the toy back to her.  If he does it again, say "No" again and make him sit for a time out.  It's the only way he'll learn not to take things from other people.

Don't worry too much though.  This is a perfectly normal stage.  He isn't old enough yet to recognize that other people have feelings and that he isn't entitled to anything he wants.  It is something you have to teach him.

Answer 5

So far, Johnny's pretty good with sharing.  Until it comes time to share snacks... Then he tries to steal the food off of everyone else's plate, lol

Answer 6

no my daughter wasn't a toy stealer, but she wouldn't share any of her toys when her friends came over to play everything was mine, mine  mine so i understand what you are going through.