THAT’S (NOT) MINE! your guide to teaching sharing

“sharing is caring.” Ahhhh, how we have been conditioned by that phrase! That phrase is the reason why parents dictate sharing so early and so often. We want kids to practice compassion and consider what other children might want or need. We ask them to share their toys and appease other children in the spirit of kindness and good manners (and to maintain the playground peace). So yes, sharing is caring… just not when it’s inauthentic. Sharing should be genuine. It shouldn’t be done begrudgingly or on demand. It needs to be self-inspired. And therefore: when it comes to sharing, a renegade parenting rule applies. Come check it out with me.