| How to teach children to be kind?
I have children ages 1 and 3. They fight a lot. The 3 year old will get bored and go looking for entertainment and hit his sister. She will take a toy she knows he is playing with- I think on purpose!
Now, before you tell me to "keep them busy" that is hard! Occasionally I have to do things like vacume the floor or cook dinner or answer the phone.
My mom keeps saying that the teachers at the school she works at prevent the kids from arguing. I agree- they have older kids and a very very structured enviornment. I want my kids to be kind to each other, but I think that it is easier to say than do.
Also, my children are extremely kind to each other the other half of the time. They play with each other and will help each other with things (Haley will go get Benjamins shoes and hand them to him when it is time to get dressed, or he will help her climb up the stairs at the playplace.) They say thank you and hold doors open for each other and are very very sweet loving kids
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