Jake had to go to "time out" for the first time at preschool on Tuesday. His teacher said he wasn't sharing with the other kids in his class. On Thursday morning, I had the following conversation with him...
Me: Jake, are you going to share the toys with your friends today?
Jake: No, it's MY firetruck, Mommy.
Me: (thinking...okay, I guess it was a firetruck he didn't share.) No, it's not your firetruck. It's everyone's firetruck.
Jake: No, it's MY firetruck, Mommy.
Me: (thinking: hum. This isn't working.) No, Jake. It is everyone's firetruck. If you don't share the firetruck with your friends, then your teachers will put you in "time out" again.
Jake: (thinking on this a moment, clearly) Okay, I go "time out" Mommy.
Guess he weighed the consequences and decided it was worth it. :-P
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