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It’s healthy for the child to attach first to the parent or caregiver in the first year of life and then to things in the second year. At first, children don’t want to share their parents, and then they don’t want to share their toys. It’s a necessary step toward feeling safe and secure.
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“When should I teach my child to share?”
The mother asking me this question looks with frustration at her 2-year-old daughter who has just stolen the only ball in the playroom from a little boy. He has fallen to his knees and is crying hysterically.