The 18-month mark is typically when altercations begin to arise in your child’s early relationships. When parents see a fight brewing, they’re often tempted to jump to the rescue, but it’s actually better to let children work things out themselves. “We need to be powerful in our parenting and teach kids to have a voice instead of just rescuing them,” says Schafer. “Many parents want to step in the moment there’s any kind of conflict, but it’s actually an opportunity for learning.”

When a playmate suddenly snatches your child’s toy, it’s important not to jump in and start scolding or comforting. Instead, act as a mediator and teach your toddler to speak up for herself, says Schafer. You can check in with your child and ask her, “do you like being treated that way?” And if she says no, tell her “then you need to speak up,” says Schafer.
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2 weeks ago we went for dinner at PanPac with my parents and Liza, and while we were nearly done (eating desserts), Hyder was walking around when he found a kid around his age.

That kid, for some reason, started shouting at Hyder. ARGHHH! like that.

My Hyder shouted back! Hahaha.

I was very happy to see that he could hold his own.. in fact that kid followed him around to continue shouting and Hyder then looked at him with his huge eyes and shouted back. It went on for quite some time, and then my son came to us for ice-cream. Hahaha.

I guess that's friendship for little kids.

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