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In America, this is referred to as "The Terrible Twos". You just got to start early, while some kids don't hit it until they're three or so.

It's pretty normal behavior for kids that age. They don't understand the concept of sharing, fair play, or being nice. It's all about "What's mine is mine, what's yours is mine, anything I see is mine, I didn't want it but I see you playing with it so it's mine, even if I don't want it it's mine. It's mine, it's mine, it's MINE!!!" At that age, the universe does, in fact, revolve around your daughter - from her perspective.

Also, verbal skills are very limited at this age, so even if she wanted to nicely ask for it she probably doesn't have the ability to do so in an way that's understandable to others. i.e. even as her parents - the ones who know her the best - it probably still takes you a while to figure out what the screaming, crying, grunting and pointing really mean. Another toddler or pre-school aged child won't have a clue what she's on about.

Gentle correction is all that's necessary. Most other parents will have watched their kids go through that stage too and if they see you taking some action, reasonable adults won't take offense because they've been there and know that you cannot control your child's behavior at that age. Of course, if hitting, kicking, scratching, biting start you must take immediate action to stop it so the other kid doesn't get hurt, but taking toys is the first step in learning to share toys.

In America, this is referred to as "The Terrible Twos". You just got to start early, while some kids don't hit it until they're three or so.

It's pretty normal behavior for kids that age. They don't understand the concept of sharing, fair play, or being nice. It's all about "What's mine is mine, what's yours is mine, anything I see is mine, I didn't want it but I see you playing with it so it's mine, even if I don't want it it's mine. It's mine, it's mine, it's MINE!!!"

Also, verbal skills are very limited at this age, so even if she wanted to nicely ask for it she probably doesn't have the ability to do so in an way that's understandable to others. i.e. even as her parents - the ones who know her the best - it probably still takes you a while to figure out what the screaming, crying, grunting and pointing really mean. Another toddler or pre-school aged child won't have a clue what she's on about.

Gentle correction is all that's necessary. Most other parents will have watched their kids go through that stage too and if they see you taking some action, reasonable adults won't take offense because they've been there and know that you cannot control your child's behavior at that age. Of course, if hitting, kicking, scratching, biting start you must take immediate action to stop it so the other kid doesn't get hurt, but taking toys is the first step in learning to share toys.

In America, this is referred to as "The Terrible Twos". You just got to start early, while some kids don't hit it until they're three or so.

It's pretty normal behavior for kids that age. They don't understand the concept of sharing, fair play, or being nice. It's all about "What's mine is mine, what's yours is mine, anything I see is mine, I didn't want it but I see you playing with it so it's mine, even if I don't want it it's mine. It's mine, it's mine, it's MINE!!!" At that age, the universe does, in fact, revolve around your daughter - from her perspective.

Also, verbal skills are very limited at this age, so even if she wanted to nicely ask for it she probably doesn't have the ability to do so in an way that's understandable to others. i.e. even as her parents - the ones who know her the best - it probably still takes you a while to figure out what the screaming, crying, grunting and pointing really mean. Another toddler or pre-school aged child won't have a clue what she's on about.

Gentle correction is all that's necessary. Most other parents will have watched their kids go through that stage too and if they see you taking some action, reasonable adults won't take offense because they've been there and know that you cannot control your child's behavior at that age. Of course, if hitting, kicking, scratching, biting start you must take immediate action to stop it so the other kid doesn't get hurt, but taking toys is the first step in learning to share toys.

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In America, this is referred to as "The Terrible Twos". You just got to start early, while some kids don't hit it until they're three or so.

It's pretty normal behavior for kids that age. They don't understand the concept of sharing, fair play, or being nice. It's all about "What's mine is mine, what's yours is mine, anything I see is mine, I didn't want it but I see you playing with it so it's mine, even if I don't want it it's mine. It's mine, it's mine, it's MINE!!!"

Also, verbal skills are very limited at this age, so even if she wanted to nicely ask for it she probably doesn't have the ability to do so in an way that's understandable to others. i.e. even as her parents - the ones who know her the best - it probably still takes you a while to figure out what the screaming, crying, grunting and pointing really mean. Another toddler or pre-school aged child won't have a clue what she's on about.

Gentle correction is all that's necessary. Most other parents will have watched their kids go through that stage too and if they see you taking some action, reasonable adults won't take offense because they've been there and know that you cannot control your child's behavior at that age. Of course, if hitting, kicking, scratching, biting start you must take immediate action to stop it so the other kid doesn't get hurt, but taking toys is the first step in learning to share toys.