This happened a few days back. The little one was sitting on a mat and playing with blocks and other toys. He was feeling irritated as his sister, who is a year old, was repeatedly trying to snatch those. He was trying his best to shield whatever he was making while the ‘little little one’ was unyielding in her pursuit to disturb her brother.
‘Papa, take her away. She is disturbing me.’ Cried the distressed young lad.
‘Kiddo!! She is too small na. She wants to play with you. You give her some of the toys. You are the big brother. You should share with her.’
‘But sharing is hard Papa’ he replied innocently. I laughed at this.
‘Sharing is definitely hard Beta but you need to learn it.’
He ultimately shared the toys with her. But, she is also evolving into a character of her own. She only wants the things he is playing with; would not settle for anything less. The tussle between them continues every day. However, I think, both of them are leaning life lessons as they spend more time with each other.
P.S: I have made things easier for him. I have introduced him to Santa Claus Points. The moment he does a good thing like sharing, he gets a point. He knows that Santa Claus will give him better gift if he accumulates more points till Christmas. We have been able to channelize his energy much better since the introduction of this points system. Kiddo – I don’t know how you would react when you read this after a few years. However, do remember that your parents are also learning the art of parenting with you guys only. You are making us better persons.
Since the ‘little little one’ has also arrived the scene, I would soon have to change the section name to ‘Conversation with my Little Ones’.
