Toddlers tend not to share, but give it time
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 19:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Children ages 3 and 4 know that sharing is the right thing to do, but they haven't developed the moral skills to act on it, a study finds. But most children learn to do so within a few years.What parent of a young child has not experienced the stinging shame of seeing her sweet toddler — who knows all too well that sharing is the right thing to do — yank a favorite toy from a playmate and retreat to a corner where he can have it all to himself?