Comments on: An age-by-age guide to teaching your child to share https://yourparentingmojo.com/sharing/ Respectful, research-based parenting ideas to help kids thrive Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:01:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Leanne Strong https://yourparentingmojo.com/sharing/#comment-19173 Sun, 10 Oct 2021 21:23:15 +0000 https://yourparentingmojo.com/?post_type=blogging&p=2207#comment-19173 The problem with teaching children that they need to share is that we are not teaching them about the importance of setting personal boundaries, as well as respecting other people’s personal boundaries. Instead, we are teaching them that setting personal boundaries is selfish, rude, and/or bratty. Maybe we can try having children pick one of their toys that they do not ever have to share with anybody, for each year of their lives. I might do this until they reach the age of 6-8, because by then, most children understand the importance of sharing, as well as the importance of setting and respecting personal boundaries.

]]> By: Jen Lumanlan https://yourparentingmojo.com/sharing/#comment-17 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 20:05:38 +0000 https://yourparentingmojo.com/?post_type=blogging&p=2207#comment-17 In reply to Tara Callaghan.

Thanks, Tara – great to hear from you too! Other readers can find my interview with Dr. Callaghan on encouraging creativity and artistic ability here

]]> By: Tara Callaghan https://yourparentingmojo.com/sharing/#comment-16 Mon, 30 Jul 2018 11:14:38 +0000 https://yourparentingmojo.com/?post_type=blogging&p=2207#comment-16 Great blog post Jen – captures much of the research we and others have been doing in our research in prosocial development. Your posts are not only well researched and written but also on critical questions and issues facing today’s parents. Always a pleasure to check in!

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