My Turn, Your Turn
Sharing isn't always as simple as “just share.”
For a young child, sharing can mean waiting, taking turns, trusting that something will come back, playing together, or finding another solution when two people want the same thing.
My Turn, Your Turn gives children and grown-ups four familiar situations to explore together—without assuming there's only one right answer.
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For grown-ups
Rather than immediately asking:
“What should they do?”
try beginning with:
“How do you think each child feels?”
Then explore what might work for both children.
Maybe they take turns. Maybe they use something together. Maybe they find another way. And sometimes your child may think of a solution you hadn't considered.
The purpose isn't to find the answer on the page. It's to practise seeing another person's needs while still recognising your own.
A little idea
You don't have to complete all four situations at once.
Choose one that feels familiar to your child and talk about it together. You can even act it out with toys.
Later, when a similar situation happens in real life, you have shared language to come back to:
“My turn, then your turn?”
“Could we use it together?”
“Is there another way?”
You may also like Bako's Sharing Tree.
The Little Baobab That Refused to Share
Meet Bako, a little baobab with something to learn about sharing, friendship and making room for others.
After reading, instead of only asking:
“What should Bako have done?”
try:
“What do you think Bako was feeling?”
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