Two Toddlers Fighting Hard over a Toy: Do This 👇🏿👇🏿( Part 2)

 You enter the room and see the chaos. What do you do? Here are two possible reactions for each child:


**Approach Number One:**  


After dropping the plate in the sink, you rush to the scene and quickly grab Noah’s left hand to stop him from hurting Nathan further. You carefully take the toy from Noah and hand it to Nathan, who is showing you his sore, bitten hand and crying loudly, clutching the toy tightly. Nathan rolls over to a corner of the room, still crying and sniffing, clutching the toy that he keeps repeating, “Mine! Mine!”  


Turning to Noah, who is red and sniffing, you say calmly, “Noah, that’s your little brother. It’s okay for him to play with the toy for a little while. Later, you can have a turn.”  


The mom, tense and with her jaw clenched, looks at Noah and gently says, “That’s your little brother. Let him play with the toy for a bit. It’s okay, he’ll forget about it soon, and you can have it back later.”  


Noah moans and lets himself fall onto the couch, side down.  


This situation is clearly challenging, but what do you think the mom could do to remain calm and composed while managing her children’s anger and conflict?  






Next time, let’s discuss appropriate ways to handle these common, tricky situations.  


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