How do I handle two children at Daycare/Pre-school fighting over one toy?

I'm trying to figure out how to answer this question I heard that taking the toy away may cause more problems as both children will end up having a tantrum. Any ideas on how to handle this? Thank you.|||Tell them sharply, "No thank you!" And then tell them both to 'Walk away' since they can't share. Don't take it away from them, take them away from it. And then if they are upset, do an activity with them that multiple children can enjoy, such as reading to them.


Good luck!|||I would tell the kids that we need to share the toy and suggest that we take turns. Tell them that we will decide who goes first by birthdays. Whoever has their birthday first in the year gets to go first and they will have 5 mins to play with it and then the other person will get to play with it for 5 mins. That way both kids get a turn and usually one kids forgets about it and finds something else that interests them, but it they don't keep giving each child a turn of about 5 mins until the problem works itself out. Hope this helps.|||I agree with the person who posted about using a timer. Another option is to use a waiting list. The children sign their name on the list and the teacher alerts them to when it is their time. Preschool age children also must understand what sharing is. I teach in my class that sharing is not getting something right when you want it. I teach them to ask "Can I have a turn when you finish playing with the ________". Redirection also works great with this age group. Depending on the situation you can also demonstrate how they can both play with the item.|||Suggest that they share it, and that they decide which one should go first, and you set a time limit. Show the other child the classroom clock and say that when the long hand (show which one) is on such-and-such a time, then it will be his turn to play with the toy.





Unfortunately, what can happen is that the other child fixates on the clock instead of playing with other toys while waiting!!





Still, the advantage of this is that it calls attention to clocks and the passage of time, concepts that the child hadn't thought of before, and makes the concept real to him/her.|||You can suggest a time limit. Get a timer %26amp; set it. Explain to child 1 when the timer goes off you have to pass the toy to child 2. Explain to the children how to share %26amp; what sharing means. If you have to put the toy away then do so %26amp; explain to them why the toy is getting put up for a few days.|||My way, neither gets that toy, and if a fit is thrown over that, then they can both stand in the corner and contemplate their navels for an appropriate amount of time. Unless you can explain the sharing thing, and convince them to share, and play together|||You can go and buy the same toy then they both have one end of story....