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[quote=Anonymous]In general, I tell my kid that if she takes a toy to the playground, she should be prepared to let other kids use i, either with her or taking turns.  Exceptions include things like scooters, or if it's something that we are doing together.  But something like a ball or some sand toys?  Reasonable to expect a kid to share.  And, as we tell her, it's more fun to play with a ball with another kid than by yourself.

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We also teach her that she need to ASK before she starts to play with someone else's toy.  And if the kid says no, that's it, you don't play with it.  It's not "sharing" if you have to.

And we've had to tell kids that they can't play with things because they aren't playing nicely.  I've taken my kid's ball away from kids who were trying to see if they could kick it over the fence.  I've taken toys away from kids who were playing too roughly (likely to either break the toy or hurt another kid)--or even not sharing with other kids.  If my kid lets you play with her stuff, you'd better not be selfish with it, because it isn't even yours.  We've had kids break all her sidewalk chalk and not apologize.  [/quote]

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