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I usually just share, because my 4yo daughter is a logical little imp and since I'm like 6x her size, I tell her I'll give her a little but I still get most cause I'm bigger and that always works.
My two year old, though, I'll just say no more and let them cry. Gotta learn early, I guess. Lol
There is no reasoning with them until ~3 years old, just diverting their attention.
Not entirely true! My 2 year old is very familiar with the idea of “first this, then that” in regards to things that he wants.
Nice, I should try that. I've had no real success with teaching my 2 year old to wait.
Mine just picked that up! We go for a walk to the park after lunch every day, and he's started saying "park after lunch" when I'm getting his lunch ready XD
I think it's important to teach that if someone's sharing something that's theirs, they get to decide how much they share. So I'm usually pretty firm with "this is mine, but I'll let you have some"
It's a two-edged sword though. My 2yo has called me out on the hypocrisy of the "Dad Tax", so I've had to give it up 😭
On a 4yo that's basically angelic.