Heres a good question to start your morning: I have a 3 year old son. He has neighborhood friends, and he plays at various homes occasionally. I notice that when the other boys (age range 1-8y) play with him (an only child), they are rough, grab toys from him, tend to want to be first and sometimes they push to get their way, which sounds completely normal, I know. My son is pretty go with the flow and has his share of wanting to be first and grabbing toys but hes not mean and hes friendly and I work with him on taking turns. It seems as if the other boys are not as friendly and can be mean when their moms are not looking. I end up being the mom who sees this and tries to facilitate taking turns or conflict resolution, and it seems that since I want to teach my son to share and take turns, he gets the short end of the stick and the other boys know it and take advantage of it. I want my kiddo to share, but I dont want him to be a doormat either. The other moms are usually chatting in the other room, which is fine but since I know that my son is dealing with these issues, I want to keep an eye on the situation and step in when my son has been pushed or if a boy is mean to him. Here are my questions... do any of you experience this and how do you handle it? What process did you take to teach your son to resolve social conflicts on his own, how did you handle it when other kids are mean to your kid when their moms are not looking... how do we teach our kiddos to be both kind, but fair (to stand up to not necessarily bullies but older kids or mean kids)? Have you ever talked with other moms about the behavior of their children in these types of situations and how did that go? Thank you for your thoughtful answers. Biblical answers are most welcome, as well.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:02:00 +0000
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