In 2 words: He doesn't.
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| Watching, somewhat callously, as his friend Alexander falls off his chair. |
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| He then proceeded to take Alexander's chair. |
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| Notice that he's not throwing the ball in Nico's direction at all. |
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| Walking away from a totally decent game of maybe, coulda-been catch. |
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| Watching, impatiently, as a younger baby takes up "his" stair space. |
Kids this age don't play together, they play side-by-side. They hardly interact until they see shiny toy A in child B's hands. Then it's all out war and all sense of politeness and propriety is thrown out the door. Desmond will grab the toy and wrestle it from his poor "friend's" hands. And then when the friend exacts retribution, Desmond screams as if this were the greatest injustice in the world.
When do they start learning to share? Is it still too early to teach him?
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I just had a class on this! Understanding sharing is a milestone at 3 years old, and the behavior you described with parallel play sounds exactly right for Desmond's age. In my opinion you can try teaching him, but don't fret if he doesn't get it right away because its still early.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the above comment!! :)
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