27/09/2026
🌟 SHARING ISN’T AUTOMATIC IT’S A SKILL WE TEACH!🌟
One of the things we’ve been practising a LOT at Coco’s Adventures Childminding lately is turn taking especially with our little ones aged 1–2 years. 🥰
At this age, children don’t automatically understand sharing. And that’s OK! ❤️
It’s not that they don’t want to share… they simply haven’t learnt what sharing means yet.
Instead of repeatedly saying:
❌ “No, don’t snatch!”
❌ “You have to share!”
We can show them what to DO instead. 👇
✨ “It’s your turn, then it will be their turn.”
✨ “Let’s wait together.”
✨ “When they’re finished, you can have a go.”
✨ Or, if emotions are getting big, we can redirect them towards another activity.
Turn taking is something we practise, model and teach.🧠💛
And just look at these little ones waiting patiently for their turn on the slide! 🛝🥹
They’re only little, but these everyday moments are HUGE learning opportunities.
Their brains are developing at an incredible rate, and the way we respond to these moments helps them begin to understand:
🤝 Kindness
⏳ Patience
💛 Empathy
🔄 Turn-taking
🗣️ Communication
🧠 Managing emotions
We’re not expecting toddlers to behave like school children we’re giving them the tools to eventually become them.
These small moments of practice, repeated again and again, help build the foundations for becoming confident, kind and school ready little people.🌈
So next time your toddler grabs the toy, pushes in, or struggles to wait…
Remember: they’re not being “naughty”. They’re learning.
And our job is to show them how.❤️
👶🏻✨ Little people. Big learning. Everyday adventures.
Coco’s Adventures Childminding | Alvaston, Derby🏡🌈
