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[quote=Anonymous]We had some friends come over with their 3 y/o when our DS was just over a year.  The 3 year old kept grabbing toys from DS.  The parents were ignoring it, so my DH said something along the lines of "I think the baby was playing with that.  When he's done, you can have a turn."  The 3 y/o kept up the behavior until *finally* one of the parents said "X, share the toy with the baby."  The 3 y/o took the toy and threw it at my son's head.  I was so shocked I was expecting the parents to correct him but all they did was say "good sharing!"  Huh?  How is it good sharing to throw a toy at another child in anger?  The parents just laughed it off and said something along the lines of "X knows he can get away with more when the kids are smaller than him.  He never tries to mess with bigger kids."  Again, huh?  I guess by that logic, I could throw toys at the 3 y/o since I'm bigger and can get away with it?  We didn't say anything since I agree with others that you can't really criticize someone else's style.  We haven't had them over since though.  If we socialize, it's outside of a playdate.  I think PP's gave great advice about framing it in terms of keeping consistent rules for your DD.  [/quote]

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