When your children are more engaged with what they are doing while handling the possessions, they are more likely to respect those objects and to treat them with better care. Young children just don’t posses that internal desire to protect their things because they just don’t value them enough, they need to be taught to. You have to engage with them, and have a clear set of expectations on how to teach the. You also have to give consequences to the actions that they have performed that are unappealing.

Key Takeaways:

• The easiest way to teach your children to value their possessions is to set an example and value your posessions.
• You should be clear and concise with your children and set an expectation for them to take care of their things.
• If your child makes a mistake, encourage them. Positive reinforcement is very important for children and you need to show some patience.

“What we fail to realize most of the time is that toddlers need to be taught, in a variety of ways, what it means to value one’s possessions and how to take care of them.”

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