proud_canadian
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- Nov 23, 2009
Hi there,
I'm wondering how other families handle things like this. I have two DD's, aged 4 and 6, and they have a lot of similar interests. How we have always handled stuff in the past is that when you get a new toy for birthday or xmas, you can play with it first, but after a day or so, it's fair game. So, for example, if my older DD got a barbie, after she got to play with it first, it would go into the barbie bin with all the other barbies. So if a week later, if the barbie was sitting in the bin, and no one was playing with it, and younger DD went over to the new barbie and started playing with it, that would be no problem.
However, now after xmas, again things have settled down and all the toys are put away, playmobiles in the playmobile bin, barbies in the barbies bin, books on the bookshelf. But as soon as one DD picks up something to play with, the other DD will claim ownership.
I was talking to another friend about this, and she said that each of her son's has their own stuff, and they never share. He has his lego, and the other son has his own. One son has his own DS games, the other has his own, etc.
For one thing that sounds like a logistical nightmare separating them and keeping them separate. But also, is it really that unreasonable to have them share their toys with their sibling??
How do others handle this?
I'm wondering how other families handle things like this. I have two DD's, aged 4 and 6, and they have a lot of similar interests. How we have always handled stuff in the past is that when you get a new toy for birthday or xmas, you can play with it first, but after a day or so, it's fair game. So, for example, if my older DD got a barbie, after she got to play with it first, it would go into the barbie bin with all the other barbies. So if a week later, if the barbie was sitting in the bin, and no one was playing with it, and younger DD went over to the new barbie and started playing with it, that would be no problem.
However, now after xmas, again things have settled down and all the toys are put away, playmobiles in the playmobile bin, barbies in the barbies bin, books on the bookshelf. But as soon as one DD picks up something to play with, the other DD will claim ownership.
I was talking to another friend about this, and she said that each of her son's has their own stuff, and they never share. He has his lego, and the other son has his own. One son has his own DS games, the other has his own, etc.
For one thing that sounds like a logistical nightmare separating them and keeping them separate. But also, is it really that unreasonable to have them share their toys with their sibling??
How do others handle this?