Helping eachother

[Codi]

Ds -6yo
Dd -3yo

She always helps him when he asks.
He almost never helps her when she asks. (And she gets upset/sad)

How do you handle this?


:nak

[The Tickle Momster]

Depends on the child. I might point to ds that sister is sad that he won't help. Or talk about how families help each other. I might also talk about acts of service and about how sometimes we do things for other people even when we don't want to. I might also just pipe up & say ds, help your sister. :hug Knowing which really depends on the kiddos, timing and situation.

[rcsmom]

I might also remind DD that her brother is younger than her and is still learning to be helpful. And that it takes time for people to learn to be helpful.

[MomtoJGJ]

I might also point out that when she was 3, he was a tiny little baby, so she learned how to help before he got big, but she's always been there to him, so it might take longer for him to realize she NEEDS help. It's easy to see a tiny baby needs help, it's not easy to see a big capable older sister needs help, even when they say it.