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[quote=Anonymous]It sounds like they are getting a good mix of play and exposure socially. But, it’s also really important that they learn to share toys and play either together or independently at home. They’re going to be living together for their entire childhood, and while it is of course super super common for siblings to squabble, letting/making them avoid playing together and learning to sort out their own differences and tips is going to do you or them zero favors in life.

I would try two approaches:

1. Provide the opportunity for each child to play solo. This may be your four year old playing with his figurines while the two-year-old is napping, or the two-year-old working on a puzzle while the four-year-old is at pre-K or running an errand with your partner.

2. Provide a nonnegotiable opportunity for the kids to play together. This could be based around a special trip to the toy store where they jointly pick out one larger toy to share (an outdoor swing, a board game, a Paw Patrol truck). You will have to play up before, during, and after the purchase the fact that the toy is shared and neither of theirs alone, and it is for them to play with together. There may be more trial and error with this, but the growing pains of learning to work together are vital skills for your sons to master when they are young.

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