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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of people on this thread are “disagreeing,” but not really. If you bring a toy to a park and aren't using it, you should let others borrow it. If you don’t, which is absolutely your right, you are an asshole (absent special circumstances). It is nice to take turns with others playing with something you bring to the park, but sometimes it’s reasonable not to and you never have to.

Basically, I tell my kids that if they bring toys, they share them. If others bring toys, they ask if they can play with them too/have a turn and take whatever answer they get politely.

In the few instances when toys have been badly broken or disappeared as a result of sharing, I have replaced them (without saying anything about it). I realize that I am privileged to be able to do this, but I don’t want my kids to learn the wrong lesson.

In the few instances where my kids have refused to share, their sibling has gotten a nicer version of the toy. Same deal.

My kids are really good about sharing. Even my 2 year old. [/quote]

Wow, you punish your kids by getting the sibling a nice toy.  You have young kids.  So, what if a child takes off with your child's $300 bike and breaks it?  You just say ok and are not bothered with having to replace it?  Not everyone can just keep replacing things like you can.

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