It’s a time-tested trick to tell a child who doesn’t want to share a toy with a younger sibling: “Don’t worry, once you give the toy to your little sister, she’ll get tired of it in a few minutes and you can have it back.” I’ve used it plenty of times with great success. Toy gets shared, toy gets given back quickly thereafter, everyone is happy.
Well, I now know the trick can backfire. Tazie has recently taken a liking to several of her siblings’ beloved stuffed animals. And each time, I foolishly told the big kids, “Just let her have them for now, and she’ll forget all about them.” And now here we are, several weeks later, and her attachment to the toys is just as strong as the first few minutes she saw them! Oops!
Kudos to the big kids for continuing to share with her. And who could blame them, after seeing how happy it makes her?!?
Who wouldn’t LOVE that cute Husky puppy ?! I’m guessing that it first belonged to Miss Susie !
She certainly loves her fluffy animals! At least now she has her very own from Rainforest Cafe that she won’t need to share 😉