Parenting: ; Siblings, Most Often, Will Fix Own Problems
Charleston Gazette › March 04, 2008
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Q. My boys are 6 and 4. My older son prefers playing by himself and, when I require him to share with his younger brother, he will just quit what he is doing and go do something else. Take basketball, for example. When I suggest they take turns shooting, my 6-year-old will either quit or go get another kind of ball so he doesn't have to share. Should I let him quit, or should I force him to share? This really bugs me, as I am not the kind of mother who will buy two of everything so they can each have their own.
A. Good for you! Buying two of everything will certainly "solve" the sharing problem in the short run, but it also will prevent your boys from ever learning to share.See the full content of this document
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Parenting: ; Siblings, Most Often, Will Fix Own Problems
I would predict that this little problem is going to work itself out eventually. The two years that separate your sons is going to narrow as they get older. From the poin...
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