Re: Very troubled by this sibling issue..... need some pointers
The rule in my house has always been, if you want something that baby has, you have to trade it before you can take it. I would practice this over and over again with the bigger one.
Also does the 3yo have a place for his own very special big boy toys that are not common property? I always set aside a higher shelf in the closet or a basket that I kept on top of a dresser, where bigger one could put ANY toy he doesn't want baby to play with. It has to have limited space, so once it is full, he has to trade things out. We also did this for baby, of course baby didn't understand, but baby's basket had teething type toys that were purchased or gifted to baby.
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